An acquaintance is someone you know, but you are not friends.
"I recently made an acquaintance with him/her."
acquiantance
Acquaintance with the subject is helpful when signing up for a course.
I don't know her well, she's just an acquaintance. He recognized her as an acquaintance from his apartment building.
Well, acquaintance means to get to know or understand something, for example; "She had little acquaintance on the subject." I'm not sure if this is the word you are referring to. :)
I assure you most sincerely that that girl/boy is no more than an acquaintance of mine. I am most pleased to make your acquaintance.
The guy I talk to in school is not a friend, but an acquaintance.
Synonyms for acquaintance include: associate, friend, colleague, contact.
The word acquaintance is a noun. An acquaintance is someone with who you are acquainted.
The note is from an acquaintance in my neighborhood.
Acquaintance is nor verb or adverb, it's a noun.
I don't know Maxie very well, she's just an acquaintance I see at the coffee shop.