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    acquire
    /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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  2. ACQUIRE definition: 1. to get or obtain something: 2. to buy a business or property, or buy shares in a business: 3…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of ACQUIRE is to get as one's own. How to use acquire in a sentence.

  4. ACQUIRE meaning: 1. to get or obtain something: 2. to buy a business or property, or buy shares in a business: 3…. Learn more.

  5. If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 1. If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. [formal] [...] 2. If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience. [...] 3. If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation. [...] More.

  10. 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.

  11. 3 days ago · ( transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. to acquire a skill. to acquire decent habits and manners. He acquired a title. All the riches he acquired were from hard work. One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading. ( medicine) To become affected by an illness. Synonyms: contract, catch, get.

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