acquaintance
part of speech
noun (an acquaintance, acquaintances)
meaning for a pupil
1) An acquaintance is a person you know a little, but who is not a close friend. tree →
2) Acquaintance is knowledge of something or someone: «I have some acquaintance with French». tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and formal speech: «an old acquaintance». In everyday life it is someone you say hello to. Phrases: «make someone's acquaintance» (formal: meet someone), «a nodding acquaintance» (knowing slightly).
examples
- She is an acquaintance from my swimming club. tree →
- I made his acquaintance at the party. tree →
- He has lots of acquaintances but only a few close friends. tree →
- An old acquaintance of Dad's came to visit. tree →
- I have only a slight acquaintance with chess. tree →
- Pleased to make your acquaintance. tree →
- Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. tree →
note
Spelling: acq-u-ai-n-t-a-n-c-e (it starts with «acq»). Verb: acquaint; «acquainted with» = knowing. Different from «friend»: an acquaintance is less close. Safety: an acquaintance is not someone to go off with without asking a parent.
In the corpora
- Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
- He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
Trees and pragmatics
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