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ac·quire ( -kw r )tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires 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 moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.
[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acqurere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]
ac·quira·ble adj. ac·quirer n. |
acquire Verb [-quiring, -quired] to get or develop (something such as an object, trait, or ability) [Latin acquirere] acquirement n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. |  acquire - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"isolate - obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" incur, obtain, receive, get, find - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" get back, win back - recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers" press out, express, extract - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" charter, hire, rent, lease, engage, take - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" turn - get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year" buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" find - obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" glom - seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" get hold, line up, find, come up - get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" recover, regain, retrieve, find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" catch - get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" gain, win, acquire - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" garner, earn - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions benefit, profit, gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" preempt - acquire for oneself before others can do so preempt - gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) gather up, pick up, call for, collect - gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" borrow - get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" | | 2. | acquire - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior" | | 3. |  acquire - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"fledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers leaf - produce leaves, of plants pod - produce pods, of plants teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now" pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate" cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" | | 4. |  acquire - locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radarsituate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" | | 5. |  acquire - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man" | | 6. |  acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"relearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs" catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology" hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" | | 7. | acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
acquire verb get, win, buy, receive, land, score ( slang) gain, achieve, earn, pick up, bag, secure, collect, gather, realize, obtain, attain, amass, procure, come into possession of << OPPOSITE lose
1. When applied to acquisition radars, the process of detecting the presence and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit identification. 2. When applied to tracking radars, the process of positioning a radar beam so that a target is in that beam to permit the effective employment of weapons. See also target acquisition.
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acquirev acquire [əˈkwaiə]to get He acquired a knowledge of English.verkryيَكْتَسِب،يُحَقِّقпридобивамzískaterhverve; tilegne sigerwerbenαποκτώadquiriromandamaبه دست آوردنhankkiaacquérirלִרְכוֹש, לְהָשִׂיגअर्जन करनाstećiszert tesz vmire, elsajátít vmitmendapatkan, memperolehafla séracquisire, acquistare得る습득하다, 얻다įgytiiegūt; apgūtmemperolehverwervenskaffe, tilegne segzdobywać, nabywaćadquirira dobândiприобретатьzískať, nadobudnúťpridobitistećiförvärva, fåได้มาelde etmek學到；獲得набувати; оволодіватиحاصل کرناthu được学到；获得 n acquisition [ӕkwiˈziʃən]1 the act of acquiring the acquisition of more land.verkrygingإكْتِسَابпридобиванеzískáníerhvervelseder Erwerbαπόκτησηadquisiciónsoetamineکسبhankintaacquisitionרְכִישָׁהअर्जनkupovinaszerzésmengambil alihöflun; vinninguracquisizione獲得획득įgijimasiegūšanapermerolehanverwervinganskaffelse, tilegnelsenabycie, pozyskanieaquisiçãodobândire; achiziţionareприобретениеzískaniepridobitevsticanjeförvärvande, tillägnandeการได้มาedinme獲取надбанняحصول ، کمائیsự giành được获取 2 something acquired Her recent acquisitions included a piano.verkrygingشَيء مُكْتَسَبпридобивкаakvizice, získaná věcanskaffelsedie Errungenschaftαπόκτημαadquisiciónsoetisفراگیریhankintaacquisitionרְכִישָׁהप्राप्तिkupljena stvarszerzeményperolehanfengur, kaupacquisto取得物취득물pirkinysieguvumsperolehanaanwinstnyanskaffelse, tilvekst, ervervelsenabytekaquisiçãoachiziţieприобретениеprírastokpridobitevnabavkaförvärvสิ่งที่ได้มาkazanç獲得物придбанняحاصل کردہ شےcái giành được获得物 adj acquisitive [əˈkwizətiv]eager to get possessions an acquisitive child.gretigمُولَع بِالأكْتِسَابвъзприемчивhrabivý, nenasytnýhavesyg; begærlighabgierigπλεονέκτης, άπληστοςcodiciosoahneحریصahneavideרְכוּשָנִיअर्जनशीलgramzljivszereznivágyóingin memiliki, serakahágjarnavido欲しがる욕심이 많은godusmantrausīgsberkeinginanhebberigkjøpelysten, begjærligzachłannyávidolacomжадныйchamtivý, nenásytnýgrabežljivgramzivförvärvslysten, hagalenโลภaç gözlü, doymaz渴望得到的той, що здобуває; сприйнятливийحاصل کرنے کا خواہشمندcó khả năng tiếp thu渴望得到的
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