{
    "term": "acquaint",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "acquaint",
            "heSheIt": "acquaints"
        },
        "pastSimple": "acquainted",
        "pastParticiple": "acquainted",
        "ingForm": "acquainting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody/yourself familiar with or aware of something",
            "sensetop": "acquaint somebody/yourself with something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please acquaint me with the facts of the case."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪnt/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquaint__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪnts/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquaints__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪntɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquainted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquainting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪnt/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquaint__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪnts/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquaints__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪntɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquainted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkweɪntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/acquaint/acquainting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’."
}