accointer
French, verb/a.kwɛ̃.te/
accointer is spelled A-C-C-O-I-N-T-E-R (9 letters). Accointer is a French verb meaning “to get to know, acquaint oneself with” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se lier d’amitié, se familiariser avec quelqu’un ou avec quelque chose”.
What does accointer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get to know, acquaint oneself with
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Se lier d’amitié, se familiariser avec quelqu’un ou avec quelque chose. 2. Fréquenter une femme. 3. Serrer quelqu'un de près, dans les coins.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of accointer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- accointant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- accointé participle past
- accointe first-person indicative present
- accointes indicative present second-person
- accointons first-person indicative plural
- accointez indicative plural present
- accointent indicative plural present
- accointais first-person imperfect indicative
- accointait imperfect indicative singular
- accointions first-person imperfect indicative
- accointiez imperfect indicative plural
- accointaient imperfect indicative plural
- accointai first-person historic indicative
- accointas historic indicative past
- accointa historic indicative past
- accointâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce accointer?
- /a.kwɛ̃.te/
- \a.kwɛ̃.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.