verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To get. transitive
2. 2
   come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) wordnet
3. 3
   To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. transitive

   "to acquire a skill"

4. 4
   take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect wordnet
5. 5
   To become affected by an illness.

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6. 6
   gain through experience wordnet
7. 7
   To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
8. 8
   gain knowledge or skills wordnet
9. 9
   To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible. Canada, US
10. 10
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract wordnet
11. 11
    win something through one's efforts wordnet
12. 12
    locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

getgetachieveassumeearngain

Antonyms

All antonyms

abandondiscarddisposeforget

Example

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"Is it possible to acquire the bestseller in the bookstore in Akita?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

acquired tasteafter-acquired titlepre-acquired

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