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acquaintance

/əˈkweɪntn̩s/

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noun

plural -tances

[count] :someone who is known but who is not a close friend

Is he an acquaintance of yours? [=have you met him?]

She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.

My wife and I met through a mutual acquaintance. [=a friend introduced us to each other]

a casual acquaintance

friends and acquaintances

[noncount] formal :the state of knowing someone in a personal or social way :the state of knowing someone as an acquaintance

our family's close acquaintance with our neighbors

It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [=(less formally) it's nice to meet you]

She made the acquaintance of [=she met] a man from the city.

She struck up an acquaintance with a man from the city.

a doctor of my acquaintance [=a doctor that I know]

He seemed cold on/at first acquaintance [=when I first met him], but later I realized that he was just shy.

He seemed cold at first, but on closer/further acquaintance I realized that he was just shy.

knowledge about something - + with; [singular]

She has only a nodding/slight/superficial acquaintance with the facts of the case. [=she knows only a little about the facts of the case]

He has more than a passing acquaintance with wine. [=he knows a lot about wine] [noncount]

While he has some acquaintance with the subject, he is not an expert.