acquaintance

cross an acquaintance on the street

I have no acquaintance with this book.

the pupils had little acquaintance with the language.

I have some acquaintance with the Russian.

The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.

a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.

This is how I struck up an acquaintance with her.

They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.

I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.

he had renewed an acquaintance with MacAlister.

I made the acquaintance of several musicians around that time.

I have a nodding acquaintance with some members of the committee.

his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats.

students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages.

I have some acquaintance with English, but I do not know it well.

When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?

I am delighted to make your acquaintance,Mrs. Baker.

He has some acquaintance with German,but doesn’t speak it fluently.

Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their acquaintance. It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: