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[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