acquaintance

[əˈkweɪntəns]

Definition:
1. A person that you know but who is not a close friend.
2. Someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
3. A person's knowledge or experience of something.

Use 'acquaintance' in a sentence:

1. We should enlarge our acquaintance with foreign countries.
2. For instance if an acquaintance wants you to attend a party with him/ her, and you don’t want to go, you must say no.
3. Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is limited.
4. My labours in this cause were more than repaid by the privilege of his acquaintance.
5. It will be advisable for you to drop an acquaintance such as John, he is not a good companion for you.
6. I have only a nodding acquaintance with him.
7. I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.
8. Another acquaintance is a convention and banquet manager at a prominent resort.
9. The son of an acquaintance of mine has recently landed a good job on a national newspaper.
10. An unmarried acquaintance was once placed on a table of male trainee firemen.
11. It was the most amazing part of his acquaintance with her yet.
12. We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey.
13. He hoped their acquaintance would develop further.
14. I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s.
15. With the renewal of his acquaintance with her, Jean's life takes a new turn.
16. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.
17. Acquaintance has developed into friendship.