Acquire

/əˈkwaɪɚ/

Synonyms for "acquire" (285 found)

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Closest matches (57)

Verb(18 words)

develop gain get learn accepts accrued achieve adoptamass factsarrived assume attain becomes boughtbuy more applescaughtcheck outcollect

accept accumulate achieve add admit amass annex assume bagbe responsible forbe seized ofbring downbring inbring onbring uponbuy capture catchcatch upchalk up

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claimclap hands onclasp claw clear clench clinch clutch collect

Noun(10 words)

accepted ruleaccessioning acquiringafrikaans leerbroker buying buys catches catchingcollect a sample

Strong matches (86)

Noun(23 words)

collect chemical samplecompassing contracting contracts cop copsderived fromdownload downloading downloads experienceexperience policy developmentexperiencesforeign-language learninggaining gains garnering gatheringgerman landgetting

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grias harvests hoovers

Verb(22 words)

collect informationcollect samplecontracted copped derived derives derivingdevelop a skillearned earns ekingestablishing a ruleevolve fetched findgain a skillgained gather gets got

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grow grubbed

Adjective(1 words)

collected results

comecome bycome in forcome intocompass conquer contract corral cumulate derivederive fromdrag downdraindrain offdrawdraw downdraw fromdraw offearn embrace

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enter into possessionfall in withfall intofinger form gain garner getget hold ofglom on tograbgrab hold ofgrapple grasp grip gripe harvest havehave coming inhug

Related words (142)

Verb(41 words)

imbibed imbibes ingests inherit inheritsland a contractlarn learnt ler makes master nabs obtainobtain recordsobtained obtains procureprocure by catalogprocure equipmentprocure guest speaker

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procured procures produce purchased reaches reaped reaps recd receivereceive energyreceived receives score securesecure resultssourcedstudy a foreign tonguetaketake onwangle win

Noun(51 words)

imports imprints ingest inheriting kazanland a joblanguage teaching resourceslawfully obtainedlearn verblearnedlearning examplelearning skilllegitimately earnedlootsmost ordered booksmusic collectsnetsnorwegian taobtainingold norse fáa

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optionpart of a documentpatentprocure sampleprocure suppliesprocuring purchases purchasing reaping receivingreceiving moneyresourceresource dpretrieving schleppssecure a contractsecure societyshop shops slurps sourcesource bundlesource comparison tasksource cuesource of energysource quality categorysources sourcing taking trademarks weasel

incur inviteknock downlandlay hands onlay hold ofline loot make nail net nipnip upobtain palm partake pickpick uppillage pocket

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possess possession procurepull downpurchase reach reap receipt receive run sack score secure seizesnap upsnatch steal taketake by assaulttake by stormtake hold oftake intake ontake overtake possessionwelcomewhip upwin

Adjective(2 words)

learning activitiessecurest

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

11 entries

act change gaingain knowledgeget learn locate move obtain situate win

More specific

6 entries

buy master practice procure receive study

Collocations

6 entries

acquire a habitacquire a skillacquire experienceacquire knowledgeacquire languageacquire vocabulary

Inflections

3 entries

acquired acquires acquiring

Derivations

4 entries

acquirable acquirably acquirer acquisition

similar

11 entries

develop evolve explicate find formulate get grow incur obtain produce receive

Sample sentences

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

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I managed to acquire two tickets for the concert.

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How does a child acquire that understanding?

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The most valuable skill one can acquire is the ability to think for oneself.

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