Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: acquaintance
IPA transcription: [əkw'eɪntəns]
Pronunciations of acquaintance
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy
    Meaning: personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  • Synonyms: acquaintance, acquaintanceship
    Meaning: a relationship less intimate than friendship
  • Synonyms: acquaintance, friend
    Meaning: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
Usage examples
  • "He was an acquaintance.
  • I wish we had a large acquaintance here."
  • "I shall be proud to renew my acquaintance."
  • Thus there is no dualism as regards acquaintance.
  • He taketh acquaintance of Rachel, here called Yoletta.
  • It's worth the trip. Hallo! here's an old acquaintance.
  • I was, therefore, quite anxious to make her acquaintance.
  • The acquaintance she had already formed were unworthy of her.
  • The acquaintance she had already formed were unworthy of her.
  • "Why don't you renew the acquaintance?" said Dolokhov to Rostov.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cleveland Street scandal, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harold B. Lee, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Social anxiety, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wife selling (English custom), License CC BY-SA 4.0