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Meaning of acquaintance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. To meet someone for the first time: I made his acquaintance at a business conference.
  2. to know or be familiar with. I'm not acquainted with her father. bekend يَعْرِف познавам conhecer znát se s kennen kende γνωρίζωconocer tundma آشنا بودن با tuntea connaître לְהַכִּיר परिचित poznavati ismer kenal þekkja, vera kunnugur conoscere 知り合っている 알고 있다 būti pažįstamam būt pazīstamam ar kenal kennenkjenne, være kjent med znać się z پيژندنه له conhecer a cu­noaşte быть знакомым с poznať sa s poznati poznavati vara bekant med คุ้นเคยกับ tanımak 認識,熟識 бути знайомим з واقف ، جاننے والا quen b...
  3. to get to know someone. I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France. ontmoet يَتَعَرّف عَلَى запознавам conhecer seznámit se jemanden kennenlernen lære at kende κάνω γνωριμία με κπ., γνωρίζω κπ. conocer, tener trato con (kellegagi) tutvuma با کسی آشنا شدن tutustua faire la connaissance de qqn לְהַכִּיר परिचित बनाना upoznati megismerkedik vkivel berkenalan kynnast fare la conoscenza di qualcuno 知り合いになる ...을 알게 되다 susipažinti su kuo iepazīties ar kādu berkenalan kennismakenbli kjent med, ...
  4. conocimiento; trato; [person] un conocido, una conocida.
  5. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship.
  6. A person whom one knows.
  7. Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history.
  8. a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend
  9. knowledge of a person or thing, esp when slight
  10. make the acquaintance of to come into social contact with

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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