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acquire
[uh-kwahyuhr]
verb (used with object)
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
to acquire property.
to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts.
to acquire learning.
Synonyms: , , ,Linguistics.Ģżto achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
Military.Ģżto locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.
acquire
/ ÉĖ°ģ·É²¹ÉŖÉ /
verb
(tr) to get or gain (something, such as an object, trait, or ability), esp more or less permanently
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- acquirable adjective
- acquirability noun
- acquirer noun
- preacquire verb
- reacquire verb (used with object)
- self-acquired adjective
- unacquirable adjective
- unacquired adjective
- well-acquired adjective
- ²¹³¦Ė±ē³Ü¾±°ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- ²¹³¦Ė±ē³Ü¾±°ł±š°ł noun
- ²¹³¦Ė±ē³Ü¾±°ł±š³¾±š²Ō³Ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of acquire1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A pair of former student accommodation blocks in Huddersfield, acquired by the Home Office last year, could also be extended.
The shop has a rigorous process when acquiring fur products to ensure that what they are selling is vintage, not new fur, she added.
The lands were gradually acquired by the group between 2009 and 2017, and were transferred to the tribe in multiple phases.
"Iran has been at a near-zero breakout for months," she told the BBC, referring to the time it would take Iran to acquire enough fissile material for one bomb if it chose to do so.
Federal antitrust laws prohibit so-called gun-jumping, when an acquiring company begins calling the shots before a dealās official closure.
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When To Use
Acquire most commonly means to get, buy, or learn.Acquire has a lot of meanings that vary with context. Most of them refer to the act of getting something permanently. It has more specific meanings in linguistics and in the context of the military. Itās easy to misspell acquire as aquire, so donāt forget the c.Example: When the merger is complete, our company will have acquired its largest competitor.
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