Acquaintance

/əˈkweɪntəns/

परिचित; जान-पहचान; (किसी विषय का) सामान्य/प्रारंभिक ज्ञान

Origin & History

From Middle English, via Old French 'acointance/acointance' from the verb meaning 'to acquaint' (ultimately from Latin 'ad-' + 'cognoscere' 'to get to know').

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी में, पुरानी फ़्रेंच 'acointance/acointance' (अर्थ: परिचित कराना/जान-पहचान कराना) से; मूलतः लैटिन 'ad-' (की ओर) + 'cognoscere' (जानना/पहचानना) से विकसित।

Definition

An acquaintance is someone you know a little (not a close friend), and it can also mean the relationship/state of being acquainted or having some knowledge of a subject.

'Acquaintance' वह व्यक्ति होता है जिससे आपकी केवल जान-पहचान हो (घनिष्ठ मित्र नहीं); यह 'जान-पहचान' की स्थिति/संबंध या किसी विषय का सामान्य/सीमित ज्ञान भी दर्शाता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
She is an acquaintance from college, not a close friend.

Usage Examples

I know of him, but I have no acquaintance with him.
He has a wide circle of acquaintances in the city.
Her acquaintance with French helped her during the trip.
We became acquaintances at a conference.

Antonyms

Ignorance Unfamiliarity Strangerhood

Related Forms

Noun
Acquaintance / Acquaintanceship / Acquaintance circle
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Make someone's acquaintance
किसी से परिचय/जान-पहचान करना
Renew an acquaintance
पुरानी जान-पहचान/परिचय को फिर से ताज़ा करना
A mere acquaintance
सिर्फ़ औपचारिक/हल्की-फुल्की जान-पहचान