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- Dictionaryacquire/əˈkwʌɪə/
verb
- 1. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself: "I managed to acquire all the books I needed"
- 2. learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality): "you must acquire the rudiments of Greek"
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ACQUIRE definition: 1. to get or obtain something: 2. to buy a business or property, or buy shares in a business: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of ACQUIRE is to get as one's own. How to use acquire in a sentence.
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: appropriate, attain, earn, win. Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
ACQUIRE meaning: 1. to get or obtain something: 2. to buy a business or property, or buy shares in a business: 3…. Learn more.
To acquire means to get or come to own something. You acquire an education by your own effort. You acquire a painting by paying for it or by someone giving it to you.
If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
acquire something to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour. She has acquired a good knowledge of English. How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills? I would love to apply the newly acquired skills to a job that I enjoy. He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock. 2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math. 3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms. 4. To locate (a target) with an aiming device or a tracking system, such as radar.
verb [ T ] uk / əˈkwaɪə r/ us. acquire verb [T] (GET) Add to word list. B2. to get something: I managed to acquire a copy of the report. His family acquired (= bought) the property in 1985. acquire verb [T] (LEARN) B2. to learn something: to acquire knowledge / skills.
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. Linguistics to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
