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US
/əˈkwaɪɝ/
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[ UK /ɐkwˈaɪə/ ]
[ UK /ɐkwˈaɪə/ ]
VERB
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take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
he adopted an air of superiority
His voice took on a sad tone
She assumed strange manners
The story took a new turn
The gods assume human or animal form in these fables -
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
They acquired a new pet
Get permission to take a few days off from work
She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
Get your results the next day -
gain through experience
Children must develop a sense of right and wrong
develop a passion for painting
I acquired a strong aversion to television
Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position - locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
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gain knowledge or skills
She learned dancing from her sister
Children acquire language at an amazing rate
I learned Sanskrit -
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
I got funny spots all over my body
The patient developed abdominal pains
Well-developed breasts
He grew a beard -
win something through one's efforts
I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
Gain an understanding of international finance
win someone's confidence and friendship
How To Use acquire In A Sentence
- Some children may require a great deal of support as they acquire the social skills necessary for maximum independence.
- Acquired forms of growth hormone deficiency include tumors of the pituitary, hypothalamus and optic nerve.
- Goldman Sachs JB Were analyst Marcus Curley, who has a "buy" rating on the shares, forecasts a price of NZ$6. 20 to NZ$6. 40 if the acquirer is another casino company. The Blind Bet for Sky City
- The interesting element of the game was that it required one to evaluate not films but people; that is, to sift through the prejudices of one’s movie-freak friends and the peccadilloes and quirks of the major reviewers, and by graphing, as it were, what each could be expected to overpraise, underpraise, revile, not notice, or deliberately ignore, one could acquire a very nice sense of the film. Film flam
- Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa. D. Africa, 500-1500
- First, you should equip yourself with the knowledge you can acquire. Only thus can you be confident of yourself.
- Portuguese later acquired the property and turned it into the European-style Leal Senado Building for municipal chamber and the front square for Portuguese settlers to hold festive celebrations.
- These prose pieces ultimately acquire a kind of poetic intensity of effect in their bleak circumscription of the character's experience, although they avoid self-consciously "poetic" devices: Narrative Strategies
- While she mainly stocks silk fabric with organza, most of the designs can also be acquired in a different and cheaper fabric.
- A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.