acquaintance

simple noun30 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.6

A deep and thorough knowledge of a subject.

Knowledge of someone or something for a short period of time.

Knowledge of someone or something for a short period of time.

A very detailed and personal knowledge of a subject.

A brief or superficial knowledge of someone or something.

A small amount of knowledge about someone or something.

A very slight or superficial knowledge of a person or subject.

An acquaintance made by chance or accident.

Someone you have recently met.

Someone you have known for a long time.

A person known by two or more people.

Someone you know, but not very well.

An acquaintance related to one's work or profession.

Someone you know well, almost a friend.

An acquaintance one knows from social events or circles.

An acquaintance known in one's private life, not professional.

An acquaintance from one's childhood.

To possess some, usually slight, knowledge of a subject.

When you first meet someone or encounter something.

After knowing someone or something better.

After knowing someone or something better.

A collective term for all the people one knows, ranging from close friends to casual contacts.

Indicates the subject or person one has knowledge of.

Used after a noun to mean 'that somebody knows'.

To become acquainted with someone or something.

To begin a friendship or relationship with someone.

To re-establish contact with someone you have not seen for a long time.

To encounter an acquaintance.

To meet an acquaintance unexpectedly.

To meet an acquaintance by chance.

To say hello or welcome an acquaintance.