Meaning of the word acquire

приобретать, получать, овладевать, обзаводиться, наживать, достигать, заводить

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- приобретать; получать; достигать; овладевать (знаниями, навыками и т. п.)

to acquire friends — приобрести друзей 
to acquire distinction — достичь известности, приобрести известность 
to acquire a reputation for honesty — славиться своей честностью 
he acquired a strong liking for sports at camp — в лагере он приохотился к спорту 
to acquire currency — стать распространённым, распространиться; стать употребительным (о слове, выражении и т. п.) 

- приобрести, купить

to acquire property — купить [приобрести] имущество 

- спец. обнаружить и сопровождать объект (радаром и т. п.)

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Примеры с переводом

They acquired a new pet. 

Они завели нового питомца.

The old word has acquired a new meaning. 

Старое слово приобрело новый смысл.

The team acquired three new players this year. 

Команда в этом году приобрела трёх новых игроков.

I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese. 

Я приобрёл поверхностное знание китайского языка.

Children acquire language at an amazing rate. 

Дети овладевают языком с удивительной скоростью.

He acquired a strong liking for sports. 

Он пристрастился к спорту.

It takes a long consuetude to acquire the German language. 

Чтобы овладеть немецким языком, требуется длительное общение.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

acquired  — приобретенный, благоприобретенный, нажитый
acquirement  — приобретение, овладение, приобретенные знания, приобретенные навыки
acquirer  — покупатель
acquiring  — приобретение, приобретающий, покупающий
acquirable  — достижимый

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: acquire
he/she/it: acquires
ing ф. (present participle): acquiring
2-я ф. (past tense): acquired
3-я ф. (past participle): acquired

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transitive verb

1

a

: to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means

The team acquired three new players this year.

b

: to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection)

acquire fluency in French

bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics

2

: to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector

acquire a target by radar

Synonyms

Example Sentences



The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war.



The team acquired three new players this year.



The old word has acquired a new meaning.



This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.



He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.

Recent Examples on the Web

In January, when it was revealed that a college financial planning startup called Frank, which JP Morgan had acquired for $175 million, had allegedly scammed the bank by wildly goosing its user numbers, shockwaves reverberated through higher education circles.


—Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 5 Apr. 2023




As of 4/4/2023 @MicroStrategy holds 140,000 bitcoin acquired for ~$4.17 billion at an average price of $29,803 per bitcoin.


—Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 5 Apr. 2023




Coulombe, whom the Orioles acquired from the Minnesota Twins last week, got a strikeout to end the second then pitched a scoreless third to earn the win.


—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023




Sam and Abe went to New York City and acquired films from theater magnate Marcus Loew.


—Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023




Originally acquired from the Yankees via the Joey Gallo trade, Smith has been a left field/utility option for the Rangers.


—Shawn Mcfarland, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023




Its exterior and interior styling is bold, with a confident swoopiness that a brand typically acquires only after decades in the market.


—Brett Berk, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023




After focusing initially on the esports industry, which has been struggling, the fund’s subsidiary, Savvy Gaming Group, is now looking to develop, publish, and acquire top-tier games and support a gaming industry in Riyadh.


—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023




Nexstar has flexed its corporate muscles in recent years, acquiring not only dozens of TV stations, but TV’s CW broadcast network and The Hill political-news outlet.


—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin acquīrere, from ad- ad- + quaerere «to seek, gain, obtain, enquire»; replacing earlier aquere, going back to Middle English aqweren, borrowed from Anglo-French acquerre, going back to Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, restructuring (by restoring the vocalism of quaerere) of acquīrere — more at quest entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of acquire was
in the 15th century

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verb (used with object), ac·quired, ac·quir·ing.

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).

Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.

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Origin of acquire

1400–50; from Latin acquīrere “to add to one’s possessions, acquire” (ac- ac- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere “to search for, obtain”); replacing late Middle English aquere from Middle French aquerre from Latin

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OTHER WORDS FROM acquire

ac·quir·a·ble, adjectiveac·quir·a·bil·i·ty, nounac·quir·er, nounpre·ac·quire, verb, pre·ac·quired, pre·ac·quir·ing.

re·ac·quire, verb (used with object), re·ac·quired, re·ac·quir·ing.self-ac·quired, adjectiveun·ac·quir·a·ble, adjectiveun·ac·quired, adjectivewell-ac·quired, adjective

Words nearby acquire

acquest, acquiesce, acquiesced, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired behaviour, acquired character, acquired characteristic, acquired drive, acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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What does acquire mean?

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. It’s easy to misspell acquire as aquire, so don’t forget the c.

Example: When the merger is complete, our company will have acquired its largest competitor.

Where does acquire come from?

Acquire comes from the Latin acquīrere, which means “to add to one’s possessions.” It is derived from the Latin quīrere, meaning “to search,” and the prefix ac-, meaning “toward.” The first records of acquire come from the 1400s.

In general, to acquire something is to get it in some way. It has slightly different shades of meaning depending on the context. Perhaps most commonly, it is used in the context of business to mean “to purchase,” especially when referring to the purchase of a company or property (which can be called an acquisition). You could say you acquired some new possessions when talking about things you bought, but that sounds very formal (usually you’d just say you bought them). However, you might use acquire in this way if what you’ve bought took you a long time or a lot of effort to get, as in I managed to acquire this really rare comic book as a gift for my friend. But acquiring things isn’t just about buying them. You can acquire things by learning them, such as skills. In the context of linguistics, to acquire a language means to become fluent in it.

Acquire can also mean “to pick up gradually or accidentally.” You can acquire some things as a result of your actions, such as enemies or a reputation. This gradual acquiring process can happen to things, too, as in This cheese acquires its sharp flavor through aging. (Such cheese might be considered an acquired taste, meaning you won’t like it right away, but will instead acquire a liking for it over time by continuing to try it.)

In military terms, to acquire a target is to locate and track it via some kind of detection, such as radar. (This is most often heard in the action movie cliché target acquired).

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How is acquire used in real life?

Acquire is often more formal than synonyms like get or buy. It can be used in all kinds of contexts, but it is commonly used to refer to obtaining property, businesses, or other financial assets.

BMC is set to Acquire Compuware, I see – looks like consolidation time for the mainframe software and support market.

— Dan Robinson (@TheDanRobinson) March 2, 2020

‘We know babies can easily acquire multiple languages, so we studied how they manage it. Found babies in bilingual homes adapt to their more complex environment by seeking out additional information’

Babies Who Hear 2 Languages At Home Are Quick Thinkers https://t.co/1c7Y4KKchn

— Sonia W. Soltero (@soniawsoltero) February 29, 2020

Kombucha is an acquired taste and why I made myself acquire that taste is a mystery to me

— 2π (@radinayy) May 22, 2019

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Is acquire used correctly in the following sentence? 

Ms. Johnson was able to acquire several new properties over the past year.

Words related to acquire

achieve, amass, bring in, buy, collect, earn, gain, get, have, pick up, promote, take, win, access, annex, attain, catch, cop, corral, gather

How to use acquire in a sentence

  • Microsoft and Oracle already announced plans to make bids to acquire ByteDance.

  • Last month, the company announced it had acquired the production company behind the hit podcast “Serial.”

  • Last month, the company said it will acquire podcast production company Serial Productions.

  • That being said, the maker of Microsoft Office is not an obvious candidate to acquire a social video app popular with high schoolers.

  • Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire TikTok from its parent company ByteDance, which could avert a ban.

  • But none of them managed to be able to acquire the weapons or the bomb materials to carry out either event.

  • Every question—for services to buy or advice to acquire—comes with a number.

  • “We have been and will continue to work to acquire the drugs in accordance with the law,” McNaughton said via email.

  • Dodge did acquire the collection, and now his own runs to 125 bicycles, dating from 1820 to 1920.

  • According to media reports, Amazon, 21st Century Fox, Hearst, and Condé Nast are all vying to acquire StyleHaul.

  • A child may acquire while quite young and before any methodical education commences a certain feeling for regular form.

  • I found that I had been allowed to acquire certain bad habits and besetting sins—most people do.

  • “Doctrine”—the Monroe doctrine declared that no foreign power should acquire additional dominion in America.

  • Accustomed to the bustle and hurry of a soldier’s life, he was too old to acquire the tastes of a life of tranquillity.

  • Non-resident aliens can acquire no rights incident to residence here except as permitted by the federal government.

British Dictionary definitions for acquire

verb

(tr) to get or gain (something, such as an object, trait, or ability), esp more or less permanently

Derived forms of acquire

acquirable, adjectiveacquirement, nounacquirer, noun

Word Origin for acquire

C15: via Old French from Latin acquīrere, from ad- in addition + quaerere to get, seek

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isolate

obtain in pure form

get back, win back

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

express, extract, press out

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

capture, catch

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

come by, come into

obtain, especially accidentally

buy, purchase

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take

engage for service under a term of contract

have, receive

get something; come into possession of

turn

get by buying and selling

buy

acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

find

obtain through effort or management

glom

seize upon or latch onto something

come upon, enter upon, luck into

take possession of

come up, find, get hold, line up

get something or somebody for a specific purpose

accept, have, take

receive willingly something given or offered

obtain

come into possession of

find, recover, regain, retrieve

get or find back; recover the use of

catch

get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

recoup, recover, recuperate

regain or make up for

reclaim, repossess

claim back

find, regain

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

gain, win

win something through one’s efforts

bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

earn, garner

acquire or deserve by one’s efforts or actions

benefit, gain, profit

derive a benefit from

partake, partake in, share

have, give, or receive a share of

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)

call for, collect, gather up, pick up

gather or collect

inherit

obtain from someone after their death

borrow

get temporarily

pick up

get in addition, as an increase

get

acquire as a result of some effort or action

poll

get the votes of

preisolate

isolate beforehand

carry

secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

hunt, hunt down, run, track down

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

dig up, excavate, turn up

find by digging in the ground

ream

squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer

frog

hunt frogs for food

bag

capture or kill, as in hunting

batfowl

catch birds by temporarily blinding them

rat

catch rats, especially with dogs

ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap

catch in or as if in a trap

take in, take up

accept

extort, wring from

get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

kite

get credit or money by using a bad check

hit, stumble

encounter by chance

buy back, repurchase

buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away

take

buy, select

get

purchase

subscribe, subscribe to, take

receive or obtain regularly

hustle

get by trying hard

accept

receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

fence

deal stolen goods

accept, admit, take, take on

admit into a group or community

welcome

accept gladly

honor, honour

accept as pay

source

get (a product) from another country or business

procure, secure

get by special effort

extract

get despite difficulties or obstacles

take out

obtain by legal or official process

get in, get into

secure a place in a college, university, etc.

eke out, squeeze out

obtain with difficulty

eke out, squeeze out

make by laborious and precarious means

access

obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

graduate

receive an academic degree upon completion of one’s studies

bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge

ask for and get free; be a parasite

buy out, buy up, take over

take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

distrain

legally take something in place of a debt payment

foreclose

subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

profit, turn a profit

make a profit; gain money or materially

cash in on

take advantage of or capitalize on

profiteer

make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods

capitalise, capitalize, take advantage

draw advantages from

rake off

take money from an illegal transaction

feel

find by testing or cautious exploration

locate, turn up

discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike

find unexpectedly

pick up

buy casually or spontaneously

cozen

cheat or trick

bring home, take home

earn as a salary or wage

rake in, shovel in

earn large sums of money

letter

win an athletic letter

pyramid

enlarge one’s holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

clear, net, sack, sack up

make as a net profit

gross

earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

bear, pay, yield

bring in

derive, gain

obtain

rout out, rout up

get or find by searching

cut in

allow someone to have a share or profit

inherit

receive by genetic transmission

shop

do one’s shopping

buy food, take out

purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

adopt, borrow, take over, take up

take up and practice as one’s own

snag

get by acting quickly and smartly

impulse-buy

buy on impulse without proper reflection

grab

obtain illegally or unscrupulously

catch up with, make up

make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪəɹ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: ac‧quire

Verb[edit]

acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)

  1. (transitive) To get.
  2. (transitive) To gain, usually by one’s own exertions; to get as one’s own

    He acquired a title.

    all the riches he acquired were from hard work.

    One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.

    to acquire a skill

    to acquire decent habits and manners

    • a. 1678 (date written)​, Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). The Consideration of our Latter End”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

      No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.

    • Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.

    • 1922, Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:

      Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.

  3. (medicine) To contract.
  4. (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

  • (get, gain): attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win

Antonyms[edit]

  • (get, gain): abandon, lose

Derived terms[edit]

  • acquired taste
  • after-acquired title
  • pre-acquired

[edit]

  • acquisition
  • acquirement
  • acquisitive
  • acquisitory

Translations[edit]

to get

  • Arabic: حَصَلَ‎ (ḥaṣala)
  • Armenian: ձեռք բերել (hy) (jeṙkʿ berel), ստանալ (hy) (stanal)
  • Belarusian: набыва́ць impf (nabyvácʹ), набы́ць pf (nabýcʹ)
  • Bulgarian: придоби́вам (bg) impf (pridobívam), придоби́я pf (pridobíja)
  • Catalan: adquirir (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 獲得／获得 (zh) (huòdé), 取得 (zh) (qǔdé)
  • Cornish: akwirya
  • Czech: získávat (cs) impf, získat (cs) pf
  • Danish: anskaffe, erhverve, opkøbe, skaffe, få (da)
  • Dutch: verwerven (nl), verkrijgen (nl)
  • Esperanto: akiri (eo)
  • Estonian: omandama, hankima
  • Finnish: hankkia (fi)
  • French: acquérir (fr)
  • Galician: obter (gl), acadar (gl)
  • German: erwerben (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: κτάομαι (ktáomai)
  • Guaraní: jogua
  • Hebrew: רכש‎ (he) m (rakhásh), קיבל‎ (he) m (kibél), השיג‎ (he) m (hisíg)
  • Hungarian: szerez (hu), hozzájut (hu)
  • Italian: acquisire (it)
  • Japanese: 獲得する (ja) (kakutoku suru)
  • Khmer: please add this translation if you can
  • Korean: 획득하다 (ko) (hoekdeukhada)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: پەیداکردن‎ (peydakirdin)
  • Latin: potior, acquirō (la), nancīscor
  • Latvian: iegūt
  • Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Macedonian: придобива impf (pridobiva), придобие pf (pridobie)
  • Malay: peroleh
  • Maltese: kiseb
  • Maori: kaitaonga, tango
  • Middle English: acqueren
  • Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppnå (no)
  • Persian: به دست آوردن‎ (be dast âvardan)
  • Polish: nabywać (pl) impf, nabyć (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: adquirir (pt)
  • Russian: приобрета́ть (ru) impf (priobretátʹ), приобрести́ (ru) pf (priobrestí), добыва́ть (ru) impf (dobyvátʹ), добы́ть (ru) pf (dobýtʹ), достава́ть (ru) impf (dostavátʹ), доста́ть (ru) pf (dostátʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: сте̏ћи pf
    Roman: stȅći pf
  • Slovak: získavať impf, získať pf
  • Slovene: pridobivati impf, pridobiti pf
  • Spanish: obtener (es)
  • Swedish: införskaffa (sv), förvärva (sv), uppköpa, skaffa (sv), få (sv)
  • Thai: please add this translation if you can
  • Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
  • Turkish: edinmek (tr)
  • Ukrainian: здобува́ти (uk) impf (zdobuváty), здобу́ти (uk) pf (zdobúty), отри́мувати impf (otrýmuvaty), отри́мати pf (otrýmaty)
  • Vietnamese: đạt được

to gain, usually by one’s own exertions; to get as one’s own

  • Arabic: اِكْتَسَبَ‎ (iktasaba), كَسَبَ‎ (kasaba), رَبِحَ‎ (ar) (rabiḥa)
  • Asturian: adquirir
  • Bulgarian: постигам (bg) (postigam), спечелвам (bg) (spečelvam)
  • Catalan: adquirir (ca)
  • Cornish: akwirya
  • Danish: erhverve
  • Dutch: verwerven (nl), verkrijgen (nl), opdoen (nl)
  • Estonian: omandama, hankima
  • Finnish: hankkia (fi)
  • French: acquérir (fr)
  • Galician: adquirir (gl)
  • German: erwerben (de), akquirieren (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: κτάομαι (ktáomai)
  • Hungarian: szerez (hu), megszerez (hu)
  • Italian: acquisire (it)
  • Japanese: 得る (ja) (eru)
  • Latin: nancīscor, teneo (la), potior
  • Portuguese: adquirir (pt)
  • Russian: овладева́ть (ru) impf (ovladevátʹ), овладе́ть (ru) pf (ovladétʹ), постига́ть (ru) impf (postigátʹ), пости́чь (ru) pf (postíčʹ), пости́гнуть (ru) pf (postígnutʹ)
  • Spanish: adquirir (es)
  • Swedish: förvärva (sv)
  • Ukrainian: оволодіва́ти impf (ovolodiváty), оволоді́ти pf (ovolodíty), досяга́ти impf (dosjaháty), досягти́ pf (dosjahtý), набува́ти (uk) impf (nabuváty), набу́ти (uk) (nabúty)
  • Vietnamese: thu được, đạt được, giành được

See also[edit]

  • obtain
  • reach

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

acquīre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of acquīrō
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Only later, when fear had been replaced by boredom, did the term acquire a derogatory shading. ❋ William Safire (2003)

Not until the time of Linnæus (1707-1778) did the term acquire a definite and precise meaning. ❋ George McCready Price (N/A)

The historical events which mothers take part in acquire the greatness and invincibility of natural phenomena. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I know an Aussie company who had been negotiating a possible buyout that would have seen them move across to join that firm but in the end the company in question decided to only recruit/acquire from the Bay Area! ❋ Unknown (2006)

Perhaps the most notorious example was Attorney General Robert Jackson’s opinion (prior to the Lend-Lease Act) that existing statutes gave the President the authority to acquire from the British Government rights for the establishment of naval and air bases in exchange for over-age destroyers and obsolescent military material. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The principal object of this request is to enable me to obtain the countenance and protection of the government in the enterprise of conveying, exhibiting and explaining models and specimens of American arts and productions under the auspices of the American Institute, and of obtaining whatever information may be practicable to acquire from the ancient nation for the benefit of our country. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We must set up here plans for the manufacturing of tractors and trucks and we will possibly acquire from the Czechoslovaks some machine making factories. ❋ Unknown (1960)

‹ The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility. › ❋ Unknown (1948)

The tribute and the call acquire additional force and energy when the trust is committed for performance after the decease of him by whom it is granted; when he no longer lives to constrain the effective fulfilment of his design. ❋ Josiah Quincy (1818)

Hence in the generation of the buds of trees, there are probably two kinds of glands, which acquire from the vegetable blood, and deposite beneath the cuticle of the tree two kinds of formative organic matter, which unite and form parts of the new vegetable embryon; which again uniting with other such organizations form the caudex, or the plumula, or the radicle, of ❋ Unknown (1803)

The array of tasks that military experts and some Iraqi officials believe U.S. troops likely will be needed for include training Iraqi forces to operate and support logistically new M-1 tanks, artillery and F-16s they intend to acquire from the Americans, protecting ❋ By Michael R. Gordon
The New York Ti (2010)

The latter might in the short term acquire wealth before their customers discover that they have been sold inferior products or services. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The kind of deep reading that a sequence of printed pages promotes is valuable not just for the knowledge we acquire from the author’s words but for the intellectual vibrations those words set off within our own minds. ❋ Unknown (2008)

B) Will the mutant protein acquire a new function without losing the old? ❋ Unknown (2006)

I’ve been accused of being an apologist for half-assery and hackery with this stance, but I believe one of the best senses to acquire is the sense of when you have hit the point of diminishing returns. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[Platoon] Sergeant to Private: where the fuck is your [Kevlar] (helmet)? You better find it before Close of Business!!
(as the sergeant leaves)
Specialist to private: don’t worry about it, we’ll «acquire» one from [third platoon]. ❋ Roosterduck (2009)

police: so, where exactly did you get (piece of expensive software / movie / album / any and every type of modern media / gold [bullion] / etc.) from?
you: why, i ‘acquired’ it from a ‘reputable’ ‘vendor’, sir!
police: okay, [move along]
you: [trollface].png ❋ Gloone (2011)

«Hey [i got you] something»
«[Aw], from where?»
«[well I] acquired it» ❋ Lesbian Sarah (2007)

[Acquiring] [credibility] as a dictionary is difficult if words within the dictionary are [misspelt]. ❋ L A Odicean (2011)

Guy 1: This [moonshine] [tastes like shit]
Guy 2: It’s an acquired taste
Guy 1: [Scat porn] is shitty.
Guy 2: It’s an acquired taste ❋ Midi4n (2007)

*[Knifehand]* Go tactically acquire some toilet paper, I don’t have time to walk all the way over to the [px] and I don’t want to [bathe] after I take a shit, you understand me? ❋ Kreator89 (2010)

My friend couldn’t date [Samuel] because he [apparent] [acquired toxicity] from his previous relationship. ❋ Lalari (2021)

Dude [where’d] [you get that] [cell phone]?
I acquired it. ❋ Petey Nelsom (2007)

When you ask where you can get [Eden] of the [East], do you mean [where to] legally acquire it, or where to, uh, «legally acquire» it? ❋ Shay Guy (2009)

«[Acquired] Scrotum?»
«[Damn straight] I got [scrote]!» ❋ Scrotometer #5 (2006)

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    acquire

    1) приобрета́ть

    2) достига́ть; овладева́ть (каким-л. навыком

    и т.п.

    );

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > acquire

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    acquire

    Персональный Сократ > acquire

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    acquire

    [əˈkwaɪə]

    acquire достигать; овладевать (каким-л. навыком и т. п.); to acquire knowledge приобрести знания acquire достигать acquire овладевать acquire покупать acquire получать acquire приобретать acquire by adverse possession приобретать на основе правового титула вопреки притязаниям другого лица acquire by prescription приобретать по праву давности acquire by prescription приобретать по предписанию acquire for valuable consideration добиваться достаточного встречного удовлетворения acquire достигать; овладевать (каким-л. навыком и т. п.); to acquire knowledge приобрести знания acquire under advantageous conditions приобретать на благоприятных условиях

    English-Russian short dictionary > acquire

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    acquire

    1. v приобретать; получать; достигать; овладевать

    2. v приобрести, купить

    3. v спец. обнаружить и сопровождать объект

    Синонимический ряд:

    2. get (noun) appropriate; attain; earn; gain; get; obtain; procure; secure; take over

    4. earn (verb) bring in; draw down; earn; knock down; make

    5. get (verb) accumulate; annex; capture; chalk up; come by; compass; gain; get; have; land; obtain; pick up; procure; pull; secure; seize; win

    Антонимический ряд:

    forfeit; lose

    English-Russian base dictionary > acquire

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    acquire

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    [əʹkwaıə]

    1. приобретать; получать; достигать; овладевать ()

    to acquire distinction — достичь известности, приобрести известность

    he acquired a strong liking for sports at camp — в лагере он приохотился к спорту

    to acquire currency — стать распространённым, распространиться; стать употребительным ()

    2. приобрести, купить

    to acquire property — купить /приобрести/ имение

    3.

    обнаружить и сопровождать объект ()

    НБАРС > acquire

  • 8
    acquire

    гл.

    1)

    общ.

    получать, приобретать, извлекать; достигать; овладевать

    He acquired a strong liking for sports. — Он пристрастился к спорту.

    2)

    эк.

    приобретать, покупать

    1to acquire by purchase, lease, or gift any real or personal property — приобретать любую движимую или недвижимую собственность путем покупки, лизинга или получения собственности в качестве подарка

    See:

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    Англо-русский технический словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    v

    приобретать; покупать; получать; овладевать

    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > acquire

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    acquire

    [ə’kwaɪə]

    v

    приобретать, получать, обзаводиться; покупать

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > acquire

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    acquire

    1) приобретать, получать

    •


    — acquire a right

    Patent terms dictionary > acquire

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    acquire

    Англо-русский юридический словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    [ə’kwaɪə]

    гл.

    1) обзаводиться, приобретать, покупать

    Syn:

    2) получать, приобретать; овладевать

    Англо-русский современный словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    [ə’kwaɪə]

    1) Общая лексика: достигать, достичь, заводить, купить, обзаводиться, овладевать , овладевать навыком, овладеть, покупать, получать, приобрести , приобретать, снискать, стяжать, усваивать, набираться, расти , обзавестись, извлекать информацию, настраивать систему подачи информации, получать информацию, обретать, осваивать, освоить

    2) Военный термин: закупать, обнаруживать ( цель) и переходить на режим (автоматического) сопровождения, захватывать

    10) Программирование: заказ

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    2)

    вчт

    получать ; взаимодействовать

    3)

    вчт

    сканировать изображение

    5) восстанавливать связь между наземной станцией управления и космическим кораблём после временного перерыва

    •

    English-Russian electronics dictionary > acquire

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    acquire

    2)

    вчт.

    получать ; взаимодействовать

    3)

    вчт.

    сканировать изображение

    5) восстанавливать связь между наземной станцией управления и космическим кораблём после временного перерыва

    •

    The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > acquire

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    acquire

    English-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > acquire

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    acquire

    verb

    1) приобретать

    2) достигать; овладевать (каким-л. навыком и т. п.); to acquire knowledge приобрести знания

    Syn:

    get

    * * *

    (v) приобрести; приобретать

    * * *

    обзаводиться, приобретать, покупать

    * * *

    [ac·quire || ə’kwaɪə]
    купить, приобретать, получать; завести, заводить, нажить, обзаводиться; достигать, овладевать

    * * *

    возыметь

    достигать

    достигнуть

    достичь

    набути

    нажить

    овладевать

    овладеть

    получить

    приобрести

    приобретать

    снискать

    стяжать

    * * *

    1) обзаводиться
    2) получать, приобретать; овладевать (навыком и т. п.)

    Новый англо-русский словарь > acquire

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    acquire

    1) приобретать

    material acquired from stock for which приобретать материал из запасов, для которых

    2) овладевать

    English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > acquire

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Inflections of ‘acquire‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)
acquires
v 3rd person singular
acquiring
v pres p
acquired
v past
acquired
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

ac•quire /əˈkwaɪr/USA pronunciation  
v. [~ + object], -quired, -quir•ing. 

  1. to get possession of, or gain through one’s efforts:acquired two new paintings; acquired new skills.

ac•quir•a•ble, adj. 
ac•quire•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

ac•quire 
(ə kwīər′),USA pronunciation v.t., -quired, -quir•ing. 

  1. to come into possession or ownership of;
    get as one’s own:to acquire property.
  2. to gain for oneself through one’s actions or efforts:to acquire learning.
  3. Linguisticsto achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element).
  4. Militaryto locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar.
  • Latin
  • Middle French aquerre
  • Latin acquīrere to add to one’s possessions, acquire (ac- ac— + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to search for, obtain); replacing late Middle English aquere
  • 1400–50

ac•quir′a•ble, adj. 
ac•quir′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
ac•quir′er, n. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See get. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged win, earn, attain; appropriate.


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ vb

  1. (transitive) to get or gain (something, such as an object, trait, or ability), esp more or less permanently

Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin acquīrere, from ad- in addition + quaerere to get, seek

acˈquirable adj acˈquirement n

‘acquire‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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verb (used with object), ac·quired, ac·quir·ing. 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.

In the same way What is acquisition example?

The definition of an acquisition is the act of getting or receiving something, or the item that was received. An example of an acquisition is the purchase of a house.

Subsequently, Is aquire a word? Common misspelling of acquire.

How do you use acquire?

  1. [S] [T] I acquired it. ( …
  2. [S] [T] He acquired American citizenship. ( …
  3. [S] [T] Reading is the kind of habit that once acquired is never lost. ( …
  4. [S] [T] It’s an acquired taste. ( …
  5. [S] [T] He acquired French quickly. ( …
  6. [S] [T] He acquired a large fortune. ( …
  7. [S] [T] He acquired Russian quickly. (

What are synonyms for acquired?

In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for acquire, like: receive, take possession, earn, procure, attain, have, learn, collect, reap, obtain and lose.

What is the best definition of acquisition?

1 : the act of acquiring something acquisition of property the acquisition of knowledge. 2 : something or someone acquired or gained The team announced two new acquisitions.

How do you use acquisition in a sentence?


Acquisition in a Sentence

  1. Because he was marrying her, there would be an acquisition of all of her real estate.
  2. The business acquisition meant that it would be merging with a smaller enterprise.
  3. The young woman collected an acquisition of paintings from her deceased uncle.

How do you acquire a business?


Here is a step-by-step guide of how a startup acquires another company.

  1. Make a Plan. Look at the reasons to buy a company: …
  2. Build an Acquisition Team. …
  3. Do Your Research and Due Diligence. …
  4. Prepare documents. …
  5. Make Your First Offer. …
  6. Negotiate the Terms. …
  7. Write Up (and Then Sign) a Contract.

What is the noun of acquire?

Acquisition most commonly means the process of obtaining something or the thing that is obtained. It is a noun form of the verb acquire, which most commonly means to get, buy, or learn.

How do you use acquire in a sentence?


Acquire in a Sentence

  1. You will need a great deal of money to acquire the valuable painting.
  2. Because Kurt wants to acquire ten thousand shares of stock, he will call his broker tomorrow.
  3. Do you know how I can acquire the money to start my own restaurant? …
  4. The salesman will help me acquire a new car.

What is an acquired behavior?

n. (Psychology) psychol the behaviour of an organism resulting from the effects of the environment.

How do you use acquired in a sentence?

(1) He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. (2) The business was acquired from Orion four years ago. (3) She has acquired a good knowledge of English. (4) Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways.

How do you use acquiring in a sentence?

“She acquired the ability of reading people’s minds.” “He has acquired great knowledge of medicine.” “He acquired an impressive collection of fine wines.” “She acquired a fortune after selling her stocks.”

How do you use obtain in a sentence?


Obtain sentence example

  1. I should like much to see it, and to obtain a few copies if possible. …
  2. There is but one way to obtain it, yet few take that way. …
  3. Obtain something from someone along with instructions on how to use it. …
  4. They obtain their supply of air from the surface.

What is opposite of acquisition?

Opposite of an asset or object bought or obtained. loss. forfeiture. deprivation.

What does acquired value mean?

A value (monetary or otherwise) that people attach to something because of its perceived usefulness.

Is being acquired a good thing?

If you’re an employer, an acquisition is a good thing. This means that your business gained so much revenue and popularity that another larger company sees its potential and purchases it. If you’re an employee, you may have a different mindset about acquisitions.

What’s the opposite of acquisition?

Opposite of an asset or object bought or obtained. loss. forfeiture. deprivation.

What is an acquiring company?

Acquiring Company means the resulting or surviving corporation, or the company issuing cash or securities (or its ultimate parent company), in a merger, consolidation, tender offer or share exchange involving the Company, or the successor corporation to the Company (whether in any such transaction or otherwise).

What happens when company acquired?

When the company is bought, it usually has an increase in its share price. An investor can sell shares on the stock exchange for the current market price at any time. The acquiring company will usually offer a premium price more than the current stock price to entice the target company to sell.

Why would a company want to be acquired?

Companies acquire other companies for various reasons. They may seek economies of scale, diversification, greater market share, increased synergy, cost reductions, or new niche offerings.

What is the adverb of acquire?

acquisitively. In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.

How are behaviors acquired?

Both physical or behavioral characteristics can be inherited. Behavioral trait is also called instinct. Instinct is a behavior that comes naturally without being taught. Acquired trait: Behaviors or that are learned or acquired through interaction with environment and life experiences.

What is an example of an acquired behavior?

Acquired traits include things such as calluses on fingers, larger muscle size from exercise or from avoiding predators. Behaviors that help an organism survive would also be considered acquired characteristics most of the time. Things like where to hide, what animals to hide from and other behavior like that.

What are 3 examples of acquired traits?

# An acquired trait is defined as a characteristic or trait that produces a phenotype that is a result of an environmental influence. Examples: calluses on fingers , larger muscle size , skills like painting , singing , swimming , dancing etc. # those traits which pass on to the progeny from parents .

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