ACQUAINTED


Meaning of ACQUAINTED in English

/ əˈkweɪntɪd; NAmE / adjective [ not before noun ]

1.

acquainted with sth ( formal ) familiar with sth, having read, seen or experienced it :

The students are already acquainted with the work of Shakespeare.

Employees should be fully acquainted with emergency procedures.

2.

acquainted (with sb) not close friends with sb, but having met a few times before :

I am well acquainted with her family.

We got acquainted at the conference (= met and started to get to know each other) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.