au fait

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adverb

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[edit] Etymology

French au fait (“‘at fact’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌəʊˈfeɪ/, SAMPA: /%@U"feI/
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[edit] Adjective

au fait (comparative more au fait, superlative most au fait)

1. Being familiar with or informed about something.

   Are you au fait with the rules of the game?

[edit] Quotations

• 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 0195141407, 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 0521250285, 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 0631219838, p.4

[edit] Synonyms

• conversant
• familiar

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /o.fɛt/

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[edit] Adverb

au fait

1. by the way

   Au fait, tu viens d’où ? -- By the way, where do you come from?