acquaintance

noun
UK: /əˈkweɪn.təns/
US: /əˈkweɪn.təns/

  1. A person you know, but who is not a close friend.

    1. He is just an acquaintance from work I barely know. [ ] [ ]
    2. I ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store and we chatted briefly. [ ] [ ]

  2. Knowledge or experience of something.

    1. I have a little acquaintance with French, not enough to speak. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her acquaintance with classical music began during her childhood piano lessons. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

associate introduction knowledge contact awareness experience familiarity
acquaintance transitive-verb

  1. To make someone aware of something.

    1. Let me acquaintance you with the details later. [ ] [ ]
    2. I want to acquaintance you with the new company policy on social media. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "acquaintance" in English means: A person you know, but who is not a close friend., Knowledge or experience of something..

The phonetic transcription of "acquaintance" is /əˈkweɪn.təns/ in British English and /əˈkweɪn.təns/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "acquaintance": associate, introduction, knowledge, contact, awareness, experience, familiarity.

Example usage of "acquaintance": "He is just an acquaintance from work I barely know.". More examples on the page.