au fait
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French au fait (literally “at fact”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊˈfeɪ/
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Adjective
au fait (comparative more au fait, superlative most au fait)
- Being familiar with or informed about something.
- Are you au fait with the rules of the game?
- 1871, Now there is father; he is au fait in all these matters; has a theory for every case of whooping-cough, — and a mission school. — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps in The Silent Partner, collected in Popular American Literature of the 19th Century →ISBN, p. 857
- 1999, In that case, it would help to have a benevolent deity who is au fait with those complexities — but that there is such a deity is a feature of Stoic theology. — R.J. Hankinson in The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy, →ISBN, p. 535
- 2003, This may sound needless to the professional who is au fait with the history and direction of the investigation. — D R J Laming in Understanding Human Motivation: What Makes People Tick? →ISBN, p.4
Synonyms
- conversant
- familiar
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o fɛt/
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Adjective
au fait (invariable)
- (followed by de) au fait
- Êtes-vous au fait des règles du jeu ? ― Are you au fait with the rules of the game?
See also
- au courant de
Adverb
au fait
- by the way
- Au fait, d’où viens-tu ? ― By the way, where do you come from?
Usage notes
Not to be confused with au fait de.
Anagrams
- fautai