intimate acquaintance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintimateandacquaintance
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intimate
adjective
uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mət/
having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or ...
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acquaintance
noun
uk/əˈkweɪn.təns/us/əˈkweɪn.təns/
a person that you have met but do not ...
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(Definition ofintimateandacquaintancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nobody could have had this long andintimateacquaintancewith our departed friend without gaining a real admiration for his qualities and his character.
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He has thus shown what anintimateacquaintancehe has obtained with an industry in which he has no direct interest.
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There are detailed and voluminous regulations andintimateacquaintancewith them is required.
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I speak with a profound regard for, and anintimateacquaintancewith, the trade union movement, and an equally intimate acquaintance with the movement on the other or co-operative side.
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We feel the factory inspectors ought to have a knowledge of the factory law, as well as anintimateacquaintance with the internal affairs of our various factories.
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Is he more expert than those who have had a close acquaintance with foreign affairs for 16 or 17 years, and for six or seven years a veryintimateacquaintance?
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He hasintimateacquaintancewith that question.
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My experience is that of one who has a veryintimateacquaintancewith these conditions in the country, and it confirms every word that the most rev.
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Those references do nevertheless revealintimateacquaintancewith his thought.
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I started anintimateacquaintancewith the outer world, appreciating its beauty and growing familiar with sights and sound around me.
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He perfected his news-gathering forces and brought into play hisintimateacquaintancewith men of affairs to open up the sources of information.
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His teaching method placed emphasis on acquiring anintimateacquaintancewith the subject by doing a great many drawings and studies.
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A likeness for anintimateacquaintanceor ones own family should be marked by that amiability and cheerfulness, so appropriate to the social circle and the home fireside.
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