Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make someone's acquaintance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
make -some-one's ac-quain-tance
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To meet someone; to be introduced.

Formal

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes someone's acquaintance (present, singular) making someone's acquaintance (participle, present) made someone's acquaintance (participle, past) made someone's acquaintance (past)

Questions

What does make someone's acquaintance mean?
To meet someone; to be introduced.

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