No. 3,362 in Russian
познакомился
"Познакомился" means "got acquainted" or "met for the first time."
In a sentence
Я познакомился с интересным человеком на конференции.
I met an interesting person at the conference.
Past tense verb describing the action of meeting someone.
Когда я был в Москве, познакомился с их культурой.
When I was in Moscow, I got acquainted with their culture.
Past tense verb indicating becoming familiar with something.
Мы познакомились через общих друзей несколько лет назад.
We met through mutual friends a few years ago.
Past tense verb describing the mutual meeting or first encounter between people.
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