ACQUAINTANCE


Meaning of ACQUAINTANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkwān-t ə n(t)s ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the state of being acquainted

b. : personal knowledge : familiarity

2.

a. : the persons with whom one is acquainted

should auld acquaintance be forgot — Robert Burns

b. : a person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend

a casual acquaintance

• ac·quain·tance·ship -ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.