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acquaintance - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'acquaintance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Acquaintance [ n.]
- 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 friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
- A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.

Meaning of 'acquaintance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . acquaintance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person with whom you are acquainted
Example in sentence:
  • I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances;
  • we are friends of the family

Nearby Words:

acquaint acquaintable acquaintanceship acquaintant acquainted acquaintedness acquainting acquest acquiesce acquiesced

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