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# acquaint

«acquaint» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To make someone know a fact or news; to inform** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (acquaints, acquainted, acquainting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make someone know a fact or news; to inform. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#m1)

2) (old use) To come to know someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary lessons: in old tales, a servant sent to tell a master the news

### examples

- Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good. (Writings JOB.22.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#x1)
- Please acquaint me with the news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#x2)
- He hurried off to acquaint his master. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#x3)
- Let me acquaint you with my friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2527/)
- [Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.591/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «acquaint» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/acquaint/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.