ON FIRST ACQUAINTANCE

Meaning of ON FIRST ACQUAINTANCE in English

( formal ) when you first meet sb :

Even on first acquaintance it was clear that he was not 'the right type'.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — -t ə n(t)s, -tən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acointaunce, aquaintaunce, from Middle French acointance, from acointier + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained …
Английский словарь Webster
ACQUAINTANCE — ( n. ) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — /euh kwayn"tns/ , n. 1. a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. 2. the state of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : the state of being acquainted b. : personal knowledge : familiarity 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun a person or persons with whom one is acquainted. 2. acquaintance ·noun a state of being acquainted, or of …
Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — / əˈkweɪntəns; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person that you know but who is not a close …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACQUAINTANCE — ac ‧ quaint ‧ ance /əˈkweɪnt ə ns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SOMEBODY YOU KNOW [countable] someone you know, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — n.1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being acquainted …
Oxford English vocab
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — ( acquaintances) 1. An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. The proprietor was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a circle of acquaintances (= a group of people that someone knows ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — [noun] [U usually + with] [formal]Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is limited.I'm afraid I have only a passing/slight/nodding acquaintance …
Cambridge English vocab
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — Synonyms and related words : account, acquaintedness, advocate, alter ego, amigo, announcement, appreciation, apprehension, associate, awareness, backer, best friend, blue …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — n. Function: noun 1 knowledge of something based on personal exposure FF1C; had a considerable acquaintance with modern poetry FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — noun 1. knowledge of something based on personal exposure had a considerable acquaintance with modern poetry Synonyms: experience, familiarity, intimacy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun 1 person you know ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ I ran into a casual ~ in town. ▪ new ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST
Longman Activator English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — See ↑ FRIEND 1, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 24 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make sb's acquaintance
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — n. 25B6; adjective the first chapter : EARLIEST, initial, opening, introductory. first principles : FUNDAMENTAL, basic, rudimentary, primary; key, cardinal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 25B6; noun a business acquaintance : CONTACT, associate, colleague. my acquaintance with George : ASSOCIATION, relationship, contact. the pupils …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 familiarity, knowledge, acquaintanceship, understanding, awareness; experience His acquaintance with the works of Coleridge is sparse at best 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — See Knowledge by acquaintance
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
FIRST — adverb BAD : At first, I would like to introduce myself. GOOD : First of all, I would like to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST — 1. числ. поряд. первый а) первый по счету; следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance ≈ при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. ≈ познакомиться с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRST — 1. fɜ:st n 1. (the first) первое (число) on the first of May - первого мая 2. первый (человек) ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACQUAINTANCE — acquaintance.ogg əʹkweıntəns n 1. знакомство upon (further) acquaintance - при более близком знакомстве to make smb.'s acquaintance, to make the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST — 1. fɜ:st n 1. (the first) первое (число) on the first of May - первого мая 2. первый (человек) ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — n 1. знакомство upon (further) acquaintance - при более близком знакомстве to make smb.'s acquaintance, to make the acquaintance of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST — 1. числ. порядк. первый а) первый по счету; следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance — при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. — познакомиться с …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRST — 1. числ. порядк. первый а) первый по счету; следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first violin — первая скрипка …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance — при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. — познакомиться с кем-л. to renew an …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRST — 1._n-ord. первый; first form - первый класс (в школе) 2. _a. 1> первый; ранний; to come first - прийти первым; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ACQUAINTANCE — _n. 1> знакомство; nodding acquaintance - шапочное знакомство; to make the acquaintance of smb. - познакомиться с кем-л.; to cultivate …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FIRST — 1.n-ord. первый; first form - первый класс (в школе) 2. a. 1. первый; ранний; to come first - прийти первым; …
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ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1. знакомство; nodding acquaintance - шапочное знакомство; to make the acquaintance of smb. - познакомиться с кем-л.; to cultivate …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FIRST — 1. сущ. 1) начало 2) первый экземпляр (векселя) • - at first hand - at first instance - court of first instance - first class - first in …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
FIRST — 1. _n-ord. первый; first form первый класс (в школе) 2. _a. 1> первый; ранний; first thing первым долгом; I'll do …
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