Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #727 of 1319

acquaintance (n.)

someone you know slightly

Examples

  • A casual acquaintance.

Key rules

  • An acquaintance is a person you know slightly
  • A casual acquaintance, an old acquaintance
  • Acquaintance is countable

Common mistakes

  • He is my acquaintance from school → He is an acquaintance from school
💡 Tip: Social life // Describing relationships // Networking
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