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acquaintance

/əˈkweɪn.təns/

/əˈkwen.təns/

Translations

acquaintancenoun

acquaintances

/əˈkweɪn.təns/

/əˈkwen.təns/

I met an old acquaintance at the conference.

Я встретил старого знакомого на конференции.

Our acquaintance began at a mutual friend's party.

Наше знакомство началось на вечеринке у общего друга.

Additional translations

Synonyms

acquaintanceadjective

/əˈkweɪntəns/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., 'acquaintance rape').

acquaintancenoun

A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

I met an old acquaintance at the conference last week.

Personal knowledge or familiarity with someone or something.

He has little acquaintance with contemporary poetry.

acquaintanceadjective

Relating to or involving people who are known socially but not intimately.

Acquaintance rape is unfortunately common on college campuses.