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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF

make over
make peace
make position
make ready
make sail
make sense
make short shrift of
make short work of
make someone a present of something
make sure
make the best of
make the best of a bad job
make the cut
make the fur fly
make the grade
make the most of
make the running
make time
make tracks
make tracks for

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
fly in the face of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make a convenience of
make use of
take cognizance of
take no notice of
take the place of
to the prejudice of
within an ace of

Synonyms and antonyms of make the acquaintance of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «make the acquaintance of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF

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Translator English - Chinese

使熟人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer que el conocimiento de
570 millions of speakers

English

make the acquaintance of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के परिचित हैं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل من التعارف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завести знакомство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer o conhecimento de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিচিত পরিচিত হন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire la connaissance de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat kenalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen die Bekanntschaft von
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の知り合いを作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 친분을 쌓게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe acquaintance saka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho người quen của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிமுகம் செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिचित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanışmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare la conoscenza di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrobić znajomość z
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завести знайомство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face cunoștință cu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει τη γνωριμία των
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak die kennis van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stifta bekantskap med
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre bekjent av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make the acquaintance of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF»

The term «make the acquaintance of» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.453 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make the acquaintance of

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF»

Discover the use of make the acquaintance of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make the acquaintance of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical Grammar of the Latin Language; with Perpetual ...
To make the acquaintance of any one. To have made any one's acquaintance ; to know one. To know any one very well, intimately. To know each other. To have ( or enjoy) the acquaintance of any one. I have made his acquaintance. I was glad  ...
George J. Adler, 1858
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The Manual of Life - Marriage
Now when a man acts himself in the matter he should first of all make the acquaintance of the woman he loves in the following manner: He should arrange to be seen by the woman either on a natural or special opportunity. A natural ...
Parvesh Singla
3
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
made him a present of it. make sb's acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb njihem me □ 'Your daughter, I presume?' 'No, my niece. ' 'Is that so ? I am honored to make your acquaintance, Ma 'am. ' □ / made his acquaintance at the party.
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
4
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club: Containing a ...
“1 shall be extremely happy to make the acquaintance of such a lady, Sir," replied Mr. Pickwick. “You shall make it, Sir,” said the grave man. “To-morrow morning, Sir, we give a public breakfast — a f ete ch a m petre— to a great number of ...
Charles Dickens, 1842
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The Christian Herald and Seaman's Magazine
At Eisenach, I chanced, in the inn, to make the acquaintance of a very pious neighbouring minister, who interested himself much for the cause. At Saxe- Weimar, I visited the legation-counsellor, Falke. This excellent man offered to assist us in ...
‎1821
6
The Dickens Dictionary: A Key to the Characters and ...
The Pickwickians make the acquaintance of Mr. Ben Allen and Mr. Bob Sawyer; Mr. Winkle exhibits his skill in the accomplishment of skating ; Mr. Pickwick's fall through the ice, and rescue; breaking up of the party. —XXXI. Mr. Jackson, of the  ...
Gilbert Ashville Pierce, William Adolphus Wheeler, 1872
7
The Complete Works of Charles Dickens
... shall be extremely happy to make the acquaintance of such a lady, Sir," replied Mr. Pickwick. "You shall make it, Sir," said the grave man. "Tomorrow morning, Sir , we give a public breakfast — a fete champetre — to a great number of those ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
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Now when a man acts himself in the matter he should first of all make the acquaintance of the woman he loves in the following manner. 1st. He should arrange to be seen by the woman either on a natural or special opportunity. A natural ...
Frank Ra
9
The Story of My Life
... to make the acquaintance of the ocean. After spending a few days in Evangeline's country, about which Longfellow's beautiful poem has woven a spell of enchantment, Miss Sullivan and I went to Halifax, where we remained the greater part ...
Helen Keller, 2009
10
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
die Bekanntschaft eines Malers/... machen to make the acquaintance of a gen t lent an Herrenbekanntschaft: eine Herrenbekanntschaft machen to make the acquaintance of a lady Damen- bekanntschaft: eine Damen bekann tschaft machen ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make the acquaintance of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Families invited to meet canine star of book series at library - Carroll …
What better way to spend the dog days of summer than to meet up with a dog? You can make the acquaintance of Mirabelle, the star of the ... «Carroll County Times, Jul 15»
2
Remembering Putter Jarvis, may he rest in peace
I don't know that I needed a foot-in-the-door to make the acquaintance of one of the principals in a wonderful group of characters who in their ... «Brownwood Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Hayley Atwell's Agent Carter lets comic book virgins step inside the …
That's why I'm especially pleased to make the acquaintance of Agent Peggy Carter. She's the star of Marvel's latest venture, a TV series based ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
4
Straying off the beaten beach path makes a difference in Khanh Hoa
Armed with a pair of goggles and a waterproof camera, I took a short dive to get closer to the coral and make the acquaintance of many ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»
5
Best Games on the Wii U eShop for Under $14.99
Whether you've yet to make the acquaintance of genius physicist Lester Knight Chaykin (who proves nerds have been fighting for survival ... «USgamer, Jul 15»
6
Ad making and 'traditional Sri Lanka'
Sometime last year I happened to make the acquaintance of one Mr. Pushpananda Ekanayake who is by occupation a word font artist whose ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
7
Airport adds canine companion to greeter program
Bella was tugging at the leash eager to make the acquaintance of everybody within sight, sound- or smell-range. Schnacky said the role is a ... «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
8
NL Fest: around the world in 40 Dutch films
For the next two weeks, BA audiences are getting another excellent opportunity to make the acquaintance of a selection of film gems, as the ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
9
'Magic Mike XXL' Review: Just Like Riding a Pony
Later they make the acquaintance of a divorcee (a hilarious Andie MacDowell) and her randy friends, and wind up entertaining them for an ... «ScreenCrush, Jun 15»
10
Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for the Modern World review …
This is an excellent opportunity to make the acquaintance of the graceful stone figures of Ursula Edgcumbe, for instance – lithe, incised, full of ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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