Search Result for "au_fait":
Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge;
- Example: "kept abreast of the latest developments"
- Example: "constant revision keeps the book au courant"
- Example: "always au fait on the latest events"
- Example: "up on the news"
[syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Au fait \Au` fait"\ ([=o]` f[asl]"). [F. Lit., to the deed, act, or point. Fait is fr. L. factum. See Fact.] Expert; skillful; well instructed. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

au fait adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "au fait": able, abreast, acquainted, au courant, au fond, basically, becoming, befitting, capable, comme il faut, competent, conforming, conversant, correct, decent, fundamentally, good, in essence, informed, nice, proper, qualified, right, up, versed, wicked