Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acquainted

/əˈkweɪntɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: ac-quaint-ed
IPA: /əˈkweɪntɪd/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Personally known; familiar.

verb

simple past and past participle of acquaint

Example Sentences

"Suppoſe, therefore, a Perſon to have enjoy'd his Sight for thirty Years, and to have become perfectly well acquainted with Colours of all kinds, excepting one particular Shade of Blue, for Inſtance, which it never has been his Fortune to meet with."
"I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkweɪntɪd/
British English: /əˈkweɪntɪd/

Inflected Forms

more acquainted (comparative) most acquainted (superlative)

Derived Forms

acquaintedness nonacquainted unacquainted

Phrases

acquainted with e-quainted well acquainted

Rhymes With

painted tainted fainted repainted unpainted untainted sainted

Questions

How do you pronounce acquainted?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkweɪntɪd/.
What does acquainted mean?: Personally known; familiar.

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