Definition of acquaintance in English:

acquaintance

noun əˈkweɪnt(ə)nsəˈkweɪntəns

1mass noun Knowledge or experience of something.
the pupils had little acquaintance with the language
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the title, this play adds little to our knowledge or appreciation of Beckett although assuming a fairly comprehensive acquaintance with his works.
- It's appalling to think that a book like this may enter classrooms and inflict itself on young minds with little or no acquaintance with art history.
- Long acquaintance with her own profession makes her impatient with fantasists and phonies.
- Next it brought an experimental acquaintance with grace and forgiveness.
- Our first acquaintance with power is, presumably, our experience of the power of personal agency.
- The result was Donovan's renewed acquaintance with the world of the bohemian café, a world of poetry and music, philosophy and social politics, meditation and art.
- Caresses marks my first acquaintance with the work of the Catalan playwright Sergi Belbel - and I am certainly richer for the introduction.
- After graduating from Paris, Burman returned to India to renew his acquaintance with the tradition of the art and the culture of his native land.
- Sentimental souls are invited to renew their acquaintance with the Warrumbungle National Park during its 50 year celebrations next month.
- Anyone who has any acquaintance with the Bible will know that prophets regularly used strong language when confronted with hypocrisy or decadence.
- It was a fine achievement and I hope the singers enjoyed singing it as much as I enjoyed the opportunity of renewing my acquaintance with this excellent piece.
- Should the rest of us trust what we see on television when our acquaintance with a case is confined to that little bit of testimony that is billed as a confession?
- It was a moment of collective acquaintance with history and the past.
- Long acquaintance with a work is therefore essential.
- Some had experience of Frankish Gaul and hence some acquaintance with Roman institutions and culture.
- Black manages to compress a good deal into a limited space, calling on his thorough acquaintance with a vast array of primary sources.
- While awaiting the widening of 16th Avenue N.W., you can broaden your acquaintance with poetry at Annie's Book Co.
- I'm currently on leave, so I should obviously be using all this spare time renewing my acquaintance with children's telly, particularly if it's getting this risque.
- Intuition represents knowledge by ‘direct acquaintance with things.’
- I left feeling a bit cheated, but in the following days renewed my acquaintance with the Shostakovich concerto - encouraged by the memory of an inspired performance.
Synonyms
familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship
knowledge of, experience of, awareness of, understanding of, comprehension of, cognizance of, grasp of
proficiency in, skill in, expertise in, insight into
informal know-how
1. 1.1 Slight knowledge of or friendship with someone.
  I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert
  Example sentencesExamples
  My acquaintance with her just before she entered government made the experience particularly alarming.
  As soon as the statement was issued to the press, however, anyone enjoying even the slightest acquaintance with the player recognised that the words were not his.
  Very clever, Valda, though some professional magicians of my acquaintance manage this trick with much more aplomb and good humor.
  It was lovely to renew acquaintance with Gareth Edwards in particular, possibly the greatest ever scrum half, whose fine Welsh accent endears him.
  Early in his career he had made the mistake, at the outset of his acquaintance with a lady, of telling her that he loved her and exacting the same avowal in return.
  If, during the course of the night, you happen to meet two philosophical ladies of your acquaintance, it is important that you conduct yourself respectably.
  Over the five years of our acquaintance with her, Fanny avoids pregnancy when it would be professionally inconvenient.
  It was the most amazing part of his acquaintance with her yet.
  Now, have you had opportunities, in the course of your acquaintance with Mr. Favreau, to watch him walk?
  One fellow London-dweller of my acquaintance said recently she was finally decamping from the city.
  With the renewal of his acquaintance with her, Jean's life takes a new turn.
  She despises George and is diverted by the renewal of her acquaintance with the rakish Judge Brack who offers the possibility of flirting, gossip and intrigue.
  After all, the ladies of your acquaintance belong to high society.
  His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences.
  Many shooters use nothing else, One young fellow of my acquaintance, an avid shooter and hunter, mentioned he had never owned a wood-stocked rifle.
  When his marriage is disrupted by the renewal of his acquaintance with Shimamoto, it comes back to haunt him.
  If you get some special facilities because of your acquaintance with the doctor, don't make it public - have regard for the feelings and sentiments of other patients.
  She has difficulty believing the rumours of her husband's acquaintance with the infamous Mrs. Erlynne, but yields to the rumours anyways in hope of finding true love.
  I genuinely love the company of women, unlike certain misogynistic Lotharios of my acquaintance.
  Now, because of her acquaintance with Moher, Zalie was looked at as if she were one of the most important people ever born.
  Synonyms
  association, relationship, contact, social contact
  fellowship, companionship
2A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances
Example sentencesExamples
- I leave behind a number of acquaintances and two close friends who have lived every moment of this ordeal with me.
- I'm finding that with a lot of my friends or acquaintances going back to school, I miss it.
- To give an example from the purely personal level, an elderly female acquaintance of mine does not drink coffee.
- I have observed something completely different within my own circle of friends and acquaintances.
- And the news from business partners, friends and acquaintances in America is similar.
- It's inevitable that as one moves from one place to another, it is easy to lose touch with friends and acquaintances.
- The rest of the male participants were thought to be friends, acquaintances and hangers on.
- Most of the friends and acquaintances he contacted said they were not interested.
- Most people are content with having more acquaintances and very few friends.
- Now they have and they are really enjoying meeting and greeting old friends and acquaintances.
- All my friends and regular acquaintances are smarter than me on all sorts of different levels.
- His death evoked widespread regret and shock amongst his many friends and acquaintances.
- There were also several friends and acquaintances who knew Robert well.
- The people I called friends, more close acquaintances, left for university.
- The list seems to go on and is not just limited to my immediate circle of family, friends and acquaintances.
- He had big-name friends, acquaintances, mistresses and more book deals waiting.
- In some ways it is not the close friends but the acquaintances I miss the most.
- Friends and acquaintances would comment that we were more like sisters.
- People who have had that sort of bad experience are reluctant to return and warn off their friends and acquaintances as well.
- Most of my friends and acquaintances are anti-war or at least uncomfortable about it.
- An average day for her exhausts the topics of friends, acquaintances, drawing and books.
Synonyms
contact, associate, connection, ally, colleague
French confrère
1. 2.1mass noun Acquaintances considered collectively.
  his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats
  Example sentencesExamples
  In such terms Mr Gradgrind always mentally introduced himself, whether to his private circle of acquaintance, or to the public in general.
  Djuna Barnes was one of the bohemian set in 1920 and 30s Paris, and her creative circle of acquaintance included Gertrude Stein.
  His varied acquaintance included Boswell, Bentham, Godwin, Paine, and Coleridge.
  He could have included elite journalists in that circle of acquaintance.
  So basically, you look at the family members, acquaintance, or a total stranger.
  It is striking to realize how much of this material is personal-not subjective, but rather framed by her own family history or immediate acquaintance.

Phrases

make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance)

Meet someone for the first time and come to know them slightly.
I'm honoured to make your acquaintance, Miss Morland
Example sentencesExamples
- John Raw has a liking for comic roles, and it is easy to see why on making his acquaintance.
- Each will have a special anecdote of their friend Michael and his memory will long be cherished by all who were indeed fortunate to make his acquaintance.
- Harry and Dolly will be pleased to make their acquaintance again, too.
- It was a pleasure and a delight to make his acquaintance…
- Mark was seemingly intent on making his acquaintance with anyone from the opposite sex.
- I much look forward to making his acquaintance.
- Wherever he went, he made friends and, not surprisingly, both at home and abroad his sudden and tragic death has left a huge void for all to those privileged to make his acquaintance.
- And like most people I've encountered there, I don't recall the specifics of making his acquaintance.
- I am pleased to make your acquaintance, for I have always wished to meet a Master Bard.
- Venus lives with her husband in Vancouver, and we look forward to making her acquaintance.
- It's been marvellous to make his acquaintance and it's great that he's still on the end of a phone call.
- It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance and to have met your wonderful dedicated team.
- Mr. Holmes, I'm honoured to make your acquaintance.
- Those of us who were fortunate to make his acquaintance during his brief stay in the city know only of his quiet courtesy and readiness to help others.
- Her gentle, good humoured and obliging nature, mild manner and unassuming disposition commended her to all fortunate enough to make her acquaintance.
- And I, it must be said, was particularly pleased to have made the reporter 's acquaintance.
- Remember the name, as it's well worth making their acquaintance.
- The entire executive would welcome the opportunity to make her acquaintance.
- What a surreal pleasure to make Gibb 's acquaintance.
- He was held in the warmest regard by all who were indeed fortunate enough to make his acquaintance.
Synonyms
get in formation, get in line, line up, take one's position, get in order, get into columns, get into rows

Derivatives

acquaintanceship

noun əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp

But, given her long acquaintanceship with him, it is extraordinary that she should have been so detached from the case for such a misjudgement to have occurred.
Example sentencesExamples
- These relationships can be between friends, romantic partners, or just a passing acquaintanceship.
- Actually I have not often found it necessary to break off a net acquaintanceship.
- I've had sort of passing acquaintanceship with a few of them.
- So many acquaintanceships start via the medium of computers and then develop in the flesh that it seems to me sometimes to be the only ‘proper’ way to do things.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'mutual knowledge, being acquainted'): from Old French acointance, from acointier 'make known' (see acquaint).

Definition of acquaintance in US English:

acquaintance

nounəˈkwāntənsəˈkweɪntəns

1A person's knowledge or experience of something.
the students had little acquaintance with the language
Example sentencesExamples
- Intuition represents knowledge by ‘direct acquaintance with things.’
- Next it brought an experimental acquaintance with grace and forgiveness.
- Anyone who has any acquaintance with the Bible will know that prophets regularly used strong language when confronted with hypocrisy or decadence.
- After graduating from Paris, Burman returned to India to renew his acquaintance with the tradition of the art and the culture of his native land.
- It was a fine achievement and I hope the singers enjoyed singing it as much as I enjoyed the opportunity of renewing my acquaintance with this excellent piece.
- Black manages to compress a good deal into a limited space, calling on his thorough acquaintance with a vast array of primary sources.
- The result was Donovan's renewed acquaintance with the world of the bohemian café, a world of poetry and music, philosophy and social politics, meditation and art.
- It was a moment of collective acquaintance with history and the past.
- Despite the title, this play adds little to our knowledge or appreciation of Beckett although assuming a fairly comprehensive acquaintance with his works.
- Our first acquaintance with power is, presumably, our experience of the power of personal agency.
- I'm currently on leave, so I should obviously be using all this spare time renewing my acquaintance with children's telly, particularly if it's getting this risque.
- Long acquaintance with her own profession makes her impatient with fantasists and phonies.
- Sentimental souls are invited to renew their acquaintance with the Warrumbungle National Park during its 50 year celebrations next month.
- I left feeling a bit cheated, but in the following days renewed my acquaintance with the Shostakovich concerto - encouraged by the memory of an inspired performance.
- It's appalling to think that a book like this may enter classrooms and inflict itself on young minds with little or no acquaintance with art history.
- Should the rest of us trust what we see on television when our acquaintance with a case is confined to that little bit of testimony that is billed as a confession?
- Long acquaintance with a work is therefore essential.
- While awaiting the widening of 16th Avenue N.W., you can broaden your acquaintance with poetry at Annie's Book Co.
- Caresses marks my first acquaintance with the work of the Catalan playwright Sergi Belbel - and I am certainly richer for the introduction.
- Some had experience of Frankish Gaul and hence some acquaintance with Roman institutions and culture.
Synonyms
familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship
1. 1.1 One's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone.
  I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert
  most men of her acquaintance were in uniform now
  Example sentencesExamples
  Early in his career he had made the mistake, at the outset of his acquaintance with a lady, of telling her that he loved her and exacting the same avowal in return.
  His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences.
  One fellow London-dweller of my acquaintance said recently she was finally decamping from the city.
  Now, have you had opportunities, in the course of your acquaintance with Mr. Favreau, to watch him walk?
  With the renewal of his acquaintance with her, Jean's life takes a new turn.
  She despises George and is diverted by the renewal of her acquaintance with the rakish Judge Brack who offers the possibility of flirting, gossip and intrigue.
  As soon as the statement was issued to the press, however, anyone enjoying even the slightest acquaintance with the player recognised that the words were not his.
  Now, because of her acquaintance with Moher, Zalie was looked at as if she were one of the most important people ever born.
  She has difficulty believing the rumours of her husband's acquaintance with the infamous Mrs. Erlynne, but yields to the rumours anyways in hope of finding true love.
  If you get some special facilities because of your acquaintance with the doctor, don't make it public - have regard for the feelings and sentiments of other patients.
  It was the most amazing part of his acquaintance with her yet.
  After all, the ladies of your acquaintance belong to high society.
  Very clever, Valda, though some professional magicians of my acquaintance manage this trick with much more aplomb and good humor.
  When his marriage is disrupted by the renewal of his acquaintance with Shimamoto, it comes back to haunt him.
  Many shooters use nothing else, One young fellow of my acquaintance, an avid shooter and hunter, mentioned he had never owned a wood-stocked rifle.
  It was lovely to renew acquaintance with Gareth Edwards in particular, possibly the greatest ever scrum half, whose fine Welsh accent endears him.
  Over the five years of our acquaintance with her, Fanny avoids pregnancy when it would be professionally inconvenient.
  If, during the course of the night, you happen to meet two philosophical ladies of your acquaintance, it is important that you conduct yourself respectably.
  My acquaintance with her just before she entered government made the experience particularly alarming.
  I genuinely love the company of women, unlike certain misogynistic Lotharios of my acquaintance.
  Synonyms
  association, relationship, contact, social contact
2A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances
Example sentencesExamples
- All my friends and regular acquaintances are smarter than me on all sorts of different levels.
- Friends and acquaintances would comment that we were more like sisters.
- To give an example from the purely personal level, an elderly female acquaintance of mine does not drink coffee.
- People who have had that sort of bad experience are reluctant to return and warn off their friends and acquaintances as well.
- The people I called friends, more close acquaintances, left for university.
- There were also several friends and acquaintances who knew Robert well.
- The list seems to go on and is not just limited to my immediate circle of family, friends and acquaintances.
- I have observed something completely different within my own circle of friends and acquaintances.
- I'm finding that with a lot of my friends or acquaintances going back to school, I miss it.
- His death evoked widespread regret and shock amongst his many friends and acquaintances.
- I leave behind a number of acquaintances and two close friends who have lived every moment of this ordeal with me.
- Most people are content with having more acquaintances and very few friends.
- Most of my friends and acquaintances are anti-war or at least uncomfortable about it.
- Now they have and they are really enjoying meeting and greeting old friends and acquaintances.
- An average day for her exhausts the topics of friends, acquaintances, drawing and books.
- He had big-name friends, acquaintances, mistresses and more book deals waiting.
- It's inevitable that as one moves from one place to another, it is easy to lose touch with friends and acquaintances.
- Most of the friends and acquaintances he contacted said they were not interested.
- The rest of the male participants were thought to be friends, acquaintances and hangers on.
- In some ways it is not the close friends but the acquaintances I miss the most.
- And the news from business partners, friends and acquaintances in America is similar.
Synonyms
contact, associate, connection, ally, colleague
1. 2.1 Acquaintances considered collectively.
  his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats
  Example sentencesExamples
  His varied acquaintance included Boswell, Bentham, Godwin, Paine, and Coleridge.
  In such terms Mr Gradgrind always mentally introduced himself, whether to his private circle of acquaintance, or to the public in general.
  He could have included elite journalists in that circle of acquaintance.
  Djuna Barnes was one of the bohemian set in 1920 and 30s Paris, and her creative circle of acquaintance included Gertrude Stein.
  So basically, you look at the family members, acquaintance, or a total stranger.
  It is striking to realize how much of this material is personal-not subjective, but rather framed by her own family history or immediate acquaintance.

Phrases

make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance)

Meet someone for the first time and become only slightly familiar.
they are anxious to make your acquaintance
Example sentencesExamples
- Wherever he went, he made friends and, not surprisingly, both at home and abroad his sudden and tragic death has left a huge void for all to those privileged to make his acquaintance.
- What a surreal pleasure to make Gibb 's acquaintance.
- He was held in the warmest regard by all who were indeed fortunate enough to make his acquaintance.
- It was a pleasure and a delight to make his acquaintance…
- Remember the name, as it's well worth making their acquaintance.
- Mr. Holmes, I'm honoured to make your acquaintance.
- And like most people I've encountered there, I don't recall the specifics of making his acquaintance.
- The entire executive would welcome the opportunity to make her acquaintance.
- Each will have a special anecdote of their friend Michael and his memory will long be cherished by all who were indeed fortunate to make his acquaintance.
- It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance and to have met your wonderful dedicated team.
- Her gentle, good humoured and obliging nature, mild manner and unassuming disposition commended her to all fortunate enough to make her acquaintance.
- Venus lives with her husband in Vancouver, and we look forward to making her acquaintance.
- Mark was seemingly intent on making his acquaintance with anyone from the opposite sex.
- And I, it must be said, was particularly pleased to have made the reporter 's acquaintance.
- Harry and Dolly will be pleased to make their acquaintance again, too.
- I am pleased to make your acquaintance, for I have always wished to meet a Master Bard.
- John Raw has a liking for comic roles, and it is easy to see why on making his acquaintance.
- It's been marvellous to make his acquaintance and it's great that he's still on the end of a phone call.
- Those of us who were fortunate to make his acquaintance during his brief stay in the city know only of his quiet courtesy and readiness to help others.
- I much look forward to making his acquaintance.
Synonyms
get in formation, get in line, line up, take one's position, get in order, get into columns, get into rows

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known’ (see acquaint).

单词	acquaintance
释义	Definition of acquaintance in English: acquaintance noun əˈkweɪnt(ə)nsəˈkweɪntəns 1mass noun Knowledge or experience of something. the pupils had little acquaintance with the language Example sentencesExamples Despite the title, this play adds little to our knowledge or appreciation of Beckett although assuming a fairly comprehensive acquaintance with his works. It's appalling to think that a book like this may enter classrooms and inflict itself on young minds with little or no acquaintance with art history. Long acquaintance with her own profession makes her impatient with fantasists and phonies. Next it brought an experimental acquaintance with grace and forgiveness. Our first acquaintance with power is, presumably, our experience of the power of personal agency. The result was Donovan's renewed acquaintance with the world of the bohemian café, a world of poetry and music, philosophy and social politics, meditation and art. Caresses marks my first acquaintance with the work of the Catalan playwright Sergi Belbel - and I am certainly richer for the introduction. After graduating from Paris, Burman returned to India to renew his acquaintance with the tradition of the art and the culture of his native land. Sentimental souls are invited to renew their acquaintance with the Warrumbungle National Park during its 50 year celebrations next month. Anyone who has any acquaintance with the Bible will know that prophets regularly used strong language when confronted with hypocrisy or decadence. It was a fine achievement and I hope the singers enjoyed singing it as much as I enjoyed the opportunity of renewing my acquaintance with this excellent piece. Should the rest of us trust what we see on television when our acquaintance with a case is confined to that little bit of testimony that is billed as a confession? It was a moment of collective acquaintance with history and the past. Long acquaintance with a work is therefore essential. Some had experience of Frankish Gaul and hence some acquaintance with Roman institutions and culture. Black manages to compress a good deal into a limited space, calling on his thorough acquaintance with a vast array of primary sources. While awaiting the widening of 16th Avenue N.W., you can broaden your acquaintance with poetry at Annie's Book Co. I'm currently on leave, so I should obviously be using all this spare time renewing my acquaintance with children's telly, particularly if it's getting this risque. Intuition represents knowledge by ‘direct acquaintance with things.’ I left feeling a bit cheated, but in the following days renewed my acquaintance with the Shostakovich concerto - encouraged by the memory of an inspired performance. Synonyms familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship knowledge of, experience of, awareness of, understanding of, comprehension of, cognizance of, grasp of proficiency in, skill in, expertise in, insight into informal know-how 1.1 Slight knowledge of or friendship with someone. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert Example sentencesExamples My acquaintance with her just before she entered government made the experience particularly alarming. As soon as the statement was issued to the press, however, anyone enjoying even the slightest acquaintance with the player recognised that the words were not his. Very clever, Valda, though some professional magicians of my acquaintance manage this trick with much more aplomb and good humor. It was lovely to renew acquaintance with Gareth Edwards in particular, possibly the greatest ever scrum half, whose fine Welsh accent endears him. Early in his career he had made the mistake, at the outset of his acquaintance with a lady, of telling her that he loved her and exacting the same avowal in return. If, during the course of the night, you happen to meet two philosophical ladies of your acquaintance, it is important that you conduct yourself respectably. Over the five years of our acquaintance with her, Fanny avoids pregnancy when it would be professionally inconvenient. It was the most amazing part of his acquaintance with her yet. Now, have you had opportunities, in the course of your acquaintance with Mr. Favreau, to watch him walk? One fellow London-dweller of my acquaintance said recently she was finally decamping from the city. With the renewal of his acquaintance with her, Jean's life takes a new turn. She despises George and is diverted by the renewal of her acquaintance with the rakish Judge Brack who offers the possibility of flirting, gossip and intrigue. After all, the ladies of your acquaintance belong to high society. His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences. Many shooters use nothing else, One young fellow of my acquaintance, an avid shooter and hunter, mentioned he had never owned a wood-stocked rifle. When his marriage is disrupted by the renewal of his acquaintance with Shimamoto, it comes back to haunt him. If you get some special facilities because of your acquaintance with the doctor, don't make it public - have regard for the feelings and sentiments of other patients. She has difficulty believing the rumours of her husband's acquaintance with the infamous Mrs. Erlynne, but yields to the rumours anyways in hope of finding true love. I genuinely love the company of women, unlike certain misogynistic Lotharios of my acquaintance. Now, because of her acquaintance with Moher, Zalie was looked at as if she were one of the most important people ever born. Synonyms association, relationship, contact, social contact fellowship, companionship 2A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend. a wide circle of friends and acquaintances Example sentencesExamples I leave behind a number of acquaintances and two close friends who have lived every moment of this ordeal with me. I'm finding that with a lot of my friends or acquaintances going back to school, I miss it. To give an example from the purely personal level, an elderly female acquaintance of mine does not drink coffee. I have observed something completely different within my own circle of friends and acquaintances. And the news from business partners, friends and acquaintances in America is similar. It's inevitable that as one moves from one place to another, it is easy to lose touch with friends and acquaintances. The rest of the male participants were thought to be friends, acquaintances and hangers on. Most of the friends and acquaintances he contacted said they were not interested. Most people are content with having more acquaintances and very few friends. Now they have and they are really enjoying meeting and greeting old friends and acquaintances. All my friends and regular acquaintances are smarter than me on all sorts of different levels. His death evoked widespread regret and shock amongst his many friends and acquaintances. There were also several friends and acquaintances who knew Robert well. The people I called friends, more close acquaintances, left for university. The list seems to go on and is not just limited to my immediate circle of family, friends and acquaintances. He had big-name friends, acquaintances, mistresses and more book deals waiting. In some ways it is not the close friends but the acquaintances I miss the most. Friends and acquaintances would comment that we were more like sisters. People who have had that sort of bad experience are reluctant to return and warn off their friends and acquaintances as well. Most of my friends and acquaintances are anti-war or at least uncomfortable about it. An average day for her exhausts the topics of friends, acquaintances, drawing and books. Synonyms contact, associate, connection, ally, colleague French confrère 2.1mass noun Acquaintances considered collectively. his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats Example sentencesExamples In such terms Mr Gradgrind always mentally introduced himself, whether to his private circle of acquaintance, or to the public in general. Djuna Barnes was one of the bohemian set in 1920 and 30s Paris, and her creative circle of acquaintance included Gertrude Stein. His varied acquaintance included Boswell, Bentham, Godwin, Paine, and Coleridge. He could have included elite journalists in that circle of acquaintance. So basically, you look at the family members, acquaintance, or a total stranger. It is striking to realize how much of this material is personal-not subjective, but rather framed by her own family history or immediate acquaintance. Phrases make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance) Meet someone for the first time and come to know them slightly. I'm honoured to make your acquaintance, Miss Morland Example sentencesExamples John Raw has a liking for comic roles, and it is easy to see why on making his acquaintance. Each will have a special anecdote of their friend Michael and his memory will long be cherished by all who were indeed fortunate to make his acquaintance. Harry and Dolly will be pleased to make their acquaintance again, too. It was a pleasure and a delight to make his acquaintance… Mark was seemingly intent on making his acquaintance with anyone from the opposite sex. I much look forward to making his acquaintance. Wherever he went, he made friends and, not surprisingly, both at home and abroad his sudden and tragic death has left a huge void for all to those privileged to make his acquaintance. And like most people I've encountered there, I don't recall the specifics of making his acquaintance. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, for I have always wished to meet a Master Bard. Venus lives with her husband in Vancouver, and we look forward to making her acquaintance. It's been marvellous to make his acquaintance and it's great that he's still on the end of a phone call. It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance and to have met your wonderful dedicated team. Mr. Holmes, I'm honoured to make your acquaintance. Those of us who were fortunate to make his acquaintance during his brief stay in the city know only of his quiet courtesy and readiness to help others. Her gentle, good humoured and obliging nature, mild manner and unassuming disposition commended her to all fortunate enough to make her acquaintance. And I, it must be said, was particularly pleased to have made the reporter 's acquaintance. Remember the name, as it's well worth making their acquaintance. The entire executive would welcome the opportunity to make her acquaintance. What a surreal pleasure to make Gibb 's acquaintance. He was held in the warmest regard by all who were indeed fortunate enough to make his acquaintance. Synonyms get in formation, get in line, line up, take one's position, get in order, get into columns, get into rows Derivatives acquaintanceship noun əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp But, given her long acquaintanceship with him, it is extraordinary that she should have been so detached from the case for such a misjudgement to have occurred. Example sentencesExamples These relationships can be between friends, romantic partners, or just a passing acquaintanceship. Actually I have not often found it necessary to break off a net acquaintanceship. I've had sort of passing acquaintanceship with a few of them. So many acquaintanceships start via the medium of computers and then develop in the flesh that it seems to me sometimes to be the only ‘proper’ way to do things. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'mutual knowledge, being acquainted'): from Old French acointance, from acointier 'make known' (see acquaint). noun.1 phr. Definition of acquaintance in US English: acquaintance nounəˈkwāntənsəˈkweɪntəns 1A person's knowledge or experience of something. the students had little acquaintance with the language Example sentencesExamples Intuition represents knowledge by ‘direct acquaintance with things.’ Next it brought an experimental acquaintance with grace and forgiveness. Anyone who has any acquaintance with the Bible will know that prophets regularly used strong language when confronted with hypocrisy or decadence. After graduating from Paris, Burman returned to India to renew his acquaintance with the tradition of the art and the culture of his native land. It was a fine achievement and I hope the singers enjoyed singing it as much as I enjoyed the opportunity of renewing my acquaintance with this excellent piece. Black manages to compress a good deal into a limited space, calling on his thorough acquaintance with a vast array of primary sources. The result was Donovan's renewed acquaintance with the world of the bohemian café, a world of poetry and music, philosophy and social politics, meditation and art. It was a moment of collective acquaintance with history and the past. Despite the title, this play adds little to our knowledge or appreciation of Beckett although assuming a fairly comprehensive acquaintance with his works. Our first acquaintance with power is, presumably, our experience of the power of personal agency. I'm currently on leave, so I should obviously be using all this spare time renewing my acquaintance with children's telly, particularly if it's getting this risque. Long acquaintance with her own profession makes her impatient with fantasists and phonies. Sentimental souls are invited to renew their acquaintance with the Warrumbungle National Park during its 50 year celebrations next month. I left feeling a bit cheated, but in the following days renewed my acquaintance with the Shostakovich concerto - encouraged by the memory of an inspired performance. It's appalling to think that a book like this may enter classrooms and inflict itself on young minds with little or no acquaintance with art history. Should the rest of us trust what we see on television when our acquaintance with a case is confined to that little bit of testimony that is billed as a confession? Long acquaintance with a work is therefore essential. While awaiting the widening of 16th Avenue N.W., you can broaden your acquaintance with poetry at Annie's Book Co. Caresses marks my first acquaintance with the work of the Catalan playwright Sergi Belbel - and I am certainly richer for the introduction. Some had experience of Frankish Gaul and hence some acquaintance with Roman institutions and culture. Synonyms familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship 1.1 One's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert most men of her acquaintance were in uniform now Example sentencesExamples Early in his career he had made the mistake, at the outset of his acquaintance with a lady, of telling her that he loved her and exacting the same avowal in return. His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences. One fellow London-dweller of my acquaintance said recently she was finally decamping from the city. Now, have you had opportunities, in the course of your acquaintance with Mr. Favreau, to watch him walk? With the renewal of his acquaintance with her, Jean's life takes a new turn. She despises George and is diverted by the renewal of her acquaintance with the rakish Judge Brack who offers the possibility of flirting, gossip and intrigue. As soon as the statement was issued to the press, however, anyone enjoying even the slightest acquaintance with the player recognised that the words were not his. Now, because of her acquaintance with Moher, Zalie was looked at as if she were one of the most important people ever born. She has difficulty believing the rumours of her husband's acquaintance with the infamous Mrs. Erlynne, but yields to the rumours anyways in hope of finding true love. If you get some special facilities because of your acquaintance with the doctor, don't make it public - have regard for the feelings and sentiments of other patients. It was the most amazing part of his acquaintance with her yet. After all, the ladies of your acquaintance belong to high society. Very clever, Valda, though some professional magicians of my acquaintance manage this trick with much more aplomb and good humor. When his marriage is disrupted by the renewal of his acquaintance with Shimamoto, it comes back to haunt him. Many shooters use nothing else, One young fellow of my acquaintance, an avid shooter and hunter, mentioned he had never owned a wood-stocked rifle. It was lovely to renew acquaintance with Gareth Edwards in particular, possibly the greatest ever scrum half, whose fine Welsh accent endears him. Over the five years of our acquaintance with her, Fanny avoids pregnancy when it would be professionally inconvenient. If, during the course of the night, you happen to meet two philosophical ladies of your acquaintance, it is important that you conduct yourself respectably. My acquaintance with her just before she entered government made the experience particularly alarming. I genuinely love the company of women, unlike certain misogynistic Lotharios of my acquaintance. Synonyms association, relationship, contact, social contact 2A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend. a wide circle of friends and acquaintances Example sentencesExamples All my friends and regular acquaintances are smarter than me on all sorts of different levels. Friends and acquaintances would comment that we were more like sisters. To give an example from the purely personal level, an elderly female acquaintance of mine does not drink coffee. People who have had that sort of bad experience are reluctant to return and warn off their friends and acquaintances as well. The people I called friends, more close acquaintances, left for university. There were also several friends and acquaintances who knew Robert well. The list seems to go on and is not just limited to my immediate circle of family, friends and acquaintances. I have observed something completely different within my own circle of friends and acquaintances. I'm finding that with a lot of my friends or acquaintances going back to school, I miss it. His death evoked widespread regret and shock amongst his many friends and acquaintances. I leave behind a number of acquaintances and two close friends who have lived every moment of this ordeal with me. Most people are content with having more acquaintances and very few friends. Most of my friends and acquaintances are anti-war or at least uncomfortable about it. Now they have and they are really enjoying meeting and greeting old friends and acquaintances. An average day for her exhausts the topics of friends, acquaintances, drawing and books. He had big-name friends, acquaintances, mistresses and more book deals waiting. It's inevitable that as one moves from one place to another, it is easy to lose touch with friends and acquaintances. Most of the friends and acquaintances he contacted said they were not interested. The rest of the male participants were thought to be friends, acquaintances and hangers on. In some ways it is not the close friends but the acquaintances I miss the most. And the news from business partners, friends and acquaintances in America is similar. Synonyms contact, associate, connection, ally, colleague 2.1 Acquaintances considered collectively. his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats Example sentencesExamples His varied acquaintance included Boswell, Bentham, Godwin, Paine, and Coleridge. In such terms Mr Gradgrind always mentally introduced himself, whether to his private circle of acquaintance, or to the public in general. He could have included elite journalists in that circle of acquaintance. Djuna Barnes was one of the bohemian set in 1920 and 30s Paris, and her creative circle of acquaintance included Gertrude Stein. So basically, you look at the family members, acquaintance, or a total stranger. It is striking to realize how much of this material is personal-not subjective, but rather framed by her own family history or immediate acquaintance. Phrases make the acquaintance of (or make someone's acquaintance) Meet someone for the first time and become only slightly familiar. they are anxious to make your acquaintance Example sentencesExamples Wherever he went, he made friends and, not surprisingly, both at home and abroad his sudden and tragic death has left a huge void for all to those privileged to make his acquaintance. What a surreal pleasure to make Gibb 's acquaintance. He was held in the warmest regard by all who were indeed fortunate enough to make his acquaintance. It was a pleasure and a delight to make his acquaintance… Remember the name, as it's well worth making their acquaintance. Mr. Holmes, I'm honoured to make your acquaintance. And like most people I've encountered there, I don't recall the specifics of making his acquaintance. The entire executive would welcome the opportunity to make her acquaintance. Each will have a special anecdote of their friend Michael and his memory will long be cherished by all who were indeed fortunate to make his acquaintance. It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance and to have met your wonderful dedicated team. Her gentle, good humoured and obliging nature, mild manner and unassuming disposition commended her to all fortunate enough to make her acquaintance. Venus lives with her husband in Vancouver, and we look forward to making her acquaintance. Mark was seemingly intent on making his acquaintance with anyone from the opposite sex. And I, it must be said, was particularly pleased to have made the reporter 's acquaintance. Harry and Dolly will be pleased to make their acquaintance again, too. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, for I have always wished to meet a Master Bard. John Raw has a liking for comic roles, and it is easy to see why on making his acquaintance. It's been marvellous to make his acquaintance and it's great that he's still on the end of a phone call. Those of us who were fortunate to make his acquaintance during his brief stay in the city know only of his quiet courtesy and readiness to help others. I much look forward to making his acquaintance. Synonyms get in formation, get in line, line up, take one's position, get in order, get into columns, get into rows Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known’ (see acquaint). noun.1 phr.
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