to renew an acquaintance

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• acquaintance — n. familiarity 1) to have an acquaintance with (he has some acquaintance with statistics) 2) a slight, superficial acquaintance 3) on acquaintance (on closer acquaintance he proved to be a nice person) 4) an acquaintance with casual friendship 5) …   Combinatory dictionary

• renew — verb ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ annually ▪ Membership must be renewed annually. ▪ periodically, regularly ▪ constantly …   Collocations dictionary

• acquaintance — noun 1 person you know ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ I ran into a casual acquaintance in town. ▪ new ▪ close, old ▪ business …   Collocations dictionary

• renew */*/ — UK [rɪˈnjuː] / US [rɪˈnu] verb [transitive] Word forms renew : present tense I/you/we/they renew he/she/it renews present participle renewing past tense renewed past participle renewed 1) to arrange for something to continue for a longer period… …   English dictionary

• renew — renewably, adv. renewedly /ri nooh id lee, nyooh /, adv. renewer, n. /ri nooh , nyooh /, v.t. 1. to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume. 2. to make effective for an additional period: to renew a lease. 3. to… …   Universalium

• renew — re|new [ rı nu ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to arrange for something to continue for a longer period of time: to renew a license/passport/lease to renew a book (=be allowed to keep a library book for a longer period of time) He failed to renew his… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• renew — re|new [rıˈnju: US rıˈnu:] v [T] 1.) to arrange for an agreement or official document to continue for a further period of time renew sb s contract/licence/membership etc ▪ I need to renew my passport this year. 2.) formal to begin doing something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• renew — verb (T) 1 to arrange for a contract, membership of a club etc to continue: I must remember to renew the car insurance. 2 to replace something that is old or broken with something new: The window frames will have to be renewed. 3 to begin to do… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• renew — /rəˈnju / (say ruh nyooh) verb (t) 1. to begin or take up again, as acquaintance, conversation, etc. 2. to make effective for an additional period: to renew a lease. 3. to restore or replenish: to renew a stock of goods. 4. to make, say, or do… …  

• renew — v.tr. 1 revive; regenerate; make new again; restore to the original state. 2 reinforce; resupply; replace. 3 repeat or re establish, resume after an interruption (renewed our acquaintance; a renewed attack). 4 get, begin, make, say, give, etc.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Evelina — Infobox Book | name = Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady s Entrance into the World image caption = First edition title page for Vol II author = Frances Burney illustrator = Thomas Lowndes (publisher) cover artist = country = United Kingdom… …   Wikipedia