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# acquaint

verb (acquaints, acquainted, acquainting)

«acquaint» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To make someone know a fact or news; to inform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/#m1)
2. (old use) To come to know someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a servant sent to tell a master the news

### Examples

- Please acquaint me with the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/#x1)
- He hurried off to acquaint his master. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/#x2)
- Let me acquaint you with my friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means to get to know God closely, as a friend.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as advice to draw near to God through knowledge and repentance, which brings peace.

### Examples

- Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good. (Writings JOB.22.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acquaint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquaint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acquaint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acquaint.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «acquaint» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acquaint» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/acquaint.html) on Mova free.