make\ acquaintance\ with

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  • Acquaintance — Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • acquaintance — [ə kwānt′ ns] n. 1. knowledge (of something) gotten from personal experience or study of it [an intimate acquaintance with the plays of Jonson] 2. the state or relation of being acquainted (with someone) 3. a person or persons whom one knows, but …   English World dictionary

  • acquaintance — ac|quaint|ance [əˈkweıntəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(somebody you know)¦ 2¦(relationship)¦ 3 make somebody s acquaintance 4¦(knowledge)¦ 5 of your acquaintance 6 on first acquaintance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMEBODY YOU KNOW)¦ someone you know, but who is not a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • acquaintance — n. familiarity 1) to have an acquaintance with (he has some acquaintance with statistics) 2) a slight, superficial acquaintance 3) on acquaintance (on closer acquaintance he proved to be a nice person) 4) an acquaintance with casual friendship 5) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • acquaintance — 01. I have a number of [acquaintances] who are working in the high tech field. 02. We got [acquainted] at school, and eventually became good friends. 03. She s not really a friend; she s just an [acquaintance]. 04. She heard about the job through …   Grammatical examples in English

  • acquaintance — [[t]əkwe͟ɪntəns[/t]] acquaintances 1) N COUNT: oft with poss An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. He exchanged a few words with the proprietor, an old acquaintance of his... I have a large circle of friends …   English dictionary

  • acquaintance — noun 1 person you know ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ I ran into a casual acquaintance in town. ▪ new ▪ close, old ▪ business …   Collocations dictionary

  • acquaintance — noun 1 (C) someone you know, but who is not a close friend 2 make sb s acquaintance formal to meet someone for the first time: I m pleased to make your acquaintance. 3 of your acquaintance formal a person of your acquaintance is someone that you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • acquaintance — ac|quain|tance [ ə kweıntəns ] noun 1. ) count someone you know a little, who is not a close friend: He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking. 2. ) uncount FORMAL knowledge of or experience with a person… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • acquaintance */ — UK [əˈkweɪntəns] / US noun Word forms acquaintance : singular acquaintance plural acquaintances 1) [countable] someone you know a little, who is not a close friend He recognized Mr Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking …   English dictionary

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