acquaintance
/əˈkweɪntəns/noun
उच्चारण अक्वेन्टन्स
परिचित व्यक्ति (जो घनिष्ठ मित्र न हो)
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a person that you know but who is not a close friend
परिचित व्यक्ति (जो घनिष्ठ मित्र न हो)
- He is an acquaintance from my college days, not a friend.
- She is an acquaintance from the yoga class, not a close friend.
- She greeted an acquaintance in the market.
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- We have a few mutual acquaintances in Pune.
- He is just a business acquaintance, not a friend.
Opposite stranger intimate friend
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[U] ~ with sth/sb
slight knowledge of or familiarity with a subject or a person
(किसी विषय या व्यक्ति से) थोड़ी-बहुत जानकारी, परिचय
- I have only a passing acquaintance with Sanskrit.
- He has a good acquaintance with the history of Mughal architecture.
- I have a nodding acquaintance with the neighbours.
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- Her acquaintance with the village was only a few days old.
- He has little acquaintance with modern technology.
Synonyms familiarity knowledge
Opposite ignorance
¶Idioms 1
make sb's acquaintance
to meet somebody for the first time
(किसी से) पहली बार मिलना, परिचय होना
- I made his acquaintance at a wedding.
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ac·quain·tance
With -quain- and -tance.
बीच में -quain- और अंत में -tance।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Make the acquaintance of.
Collocation 'make the acquaintance of' का अर्थ है किसी से पहली बार मिलकर जान-पहचान बनाना, जैसे 'I made the acquaintance of the author at the fair'। यह थोड़ा formal प्रयोग है।
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One-word substitution
A person one knows slightly.
'जिसे थोड़ा-बहुत जानते हों' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।