Acquire
verb
To get something.
She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
Often appears as...
- acquire knowledge
- acquire skills
verb
To gradually develop something such as a skill or knowledge.
By playing the piano every day, she acquired a good sense of rhythm.
Often appears as...
- acquire a skill
- acquire knowledge
verb
To buy or take over a company.
The company was recently acquired by a larger corporation.
Often appears as...
- acquire a company
- acquire a business
verb
To win or earn something.
He acquired a reputation for being unfairly critical.
Often appears as...
- acquire a reputation
- acquire an award
verb
To learn or discover something.
Students need to acquire the necessary skills for their future jobs.
Often appears as...
- acquire skills
- acquire knowledge
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Academic
verb
To get something.
She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
Often appears as...
- acquire knowledge
- acquire skills
verb
To gradually develop something such as a skill or knowledge.
By playing the piano every day, she acquired a good sense of rhythm.
Often appears as...
- acquire a skill
- acquire knowledge
verb
To buy or take over a company.
The company was recently acquired by a larger corporation.
Often appears as...
- acquire a company
- acquire a business
verb
To win or earn something.
He acquired a reputation for being unfairly critical.
Often appears as...
- acquire a reputation
- acquire an award
verb
To learn or discover something.
Students need to acquire the necessary skills for their future jobs.
Often appears as...
- acquire skills
- acquire knowledge
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Active Acquisition
Acquire often implies active effort in getting something.
He worked hard to acquire the funds needed.
Pro Tip 2/2Possession Change
It suggests gaining new possession or obtaining ownership.
They acquired the land for development.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Acquisition
Acquire often implies active effort in getting something.
He worked hard to acquire the funds needed.
Pro Tip 2/2Possession Change
It suggests gaining new possession or obtaining ownership.
They acquired the land for development.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Acquisition
Acquire often implies active effort in getting something.
He worked hard to acquire the funds needed.
Pro Tip 2/2Possession Change
It suggests gaining new possession or obtaining ownership.
They acquired the land for development.
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The paradox of value -...
And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated,
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The benefits of a...
and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions. And depending on their situation and how they acquired each language,
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i think i think everyone will still blame me for everything yeah if something if if i acquire
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If superpowers were...
From bicycles to jet packs, from looking up at the stars to entering outer space in the shuttle, our capacity to acquire knowledge and imagination to achieve impossible goals appears to be limitless. Exciting developments in the worlds of both humans and superheroes
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What is entropy? - Jeff...
and one-quarter in B. Now we find that chance of A spontaneously acquiring more energy is this tiny number. Familiar, everyday objects have many, many times more particles than this. The chance of a hot object in the real world getting hotter is so absurdly small,
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Carol Beckwith & Angela...
really shows off her live beautiful body and her long akkad hair and her newly acquired goat skin skirts and her mother's teaching her that when she sees the man that she admires she has to flick her long hair over his shoulder to
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4 simple ways to have a...
acquire knowledge one must study but to acquire wisdom one must observe or as warren buffett says i always believe my eyes rather than anything else and now the biggest secret for super ideas could I have a drumroll please
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The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
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Tycho Brahe, the...
poison him to acquire his data? We may never know, but the next time you think scientists lead boring lives, dig a little deeper. A fascinating story may be just beyond the tip of your nose.
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Nature's Greatest...
one male occupies a central position which is more attractive to the hens it takes seven years before the male's mature and acquire their ravishing plumes
Video examples
The paradox of value -...
And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions. And depending on their situation and how they acquired each language,
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i think i think everyone will still blame me for everything yeah if something if if i acquire
Video examples
If superpowers were...
From bicycles to jet packs, from looking up at the stars to entering outer space in the shuttle, our capacity to acquire knowledge and imagination to achieve impossible goals appears to be limitless. Exciting developments in the worlds of both humans and superheroes
Video examples
What is entropy? - Jeff...
and one-quarter in B. Now we find that chance of A spontaneously acquiring more energy is this tiny number. Familiar, everyday objects have many, many times more particles than this. The chance of a hot object in the real world getting hotter is so absurdly small,
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
really shows off her live beautiful body and her long akkad hair and her newly acquired goat skin skirts and her mother's teaching her that when she sees the man that she admires she has to flick her long hair over his shoulder to
Video examples
4 simple ways to have a...
acquire knowledge one must study but to acquire wisdom one must observe or as warren buffett says i always believe my eyes rather than anything else and now the biggest secret for super ideas could I have a drumroll please
Video examples
The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
Video examples
Tycho Brahe, the...
poison him to acquire his data? We may never know, but the next time you think scientists lead boring lives, dig a little deeper. A fascinating story may be just beyond the tip of your nose.
Video examples
Nature's Greatest...
one male occupies a central position which is more attractive to the hens it takes seven years before the male's mature and acquire their ravishing plumes
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Herbert Hoover
American President
Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he be free to pattern his own life, to develop his own talents, free to earn, to spend, to save, to acquire property as the security of his old age and his family.
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James Madison
American President
The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Nothing jazzes me up like football. I've acquired more passion of the years, not less. Not to love it wouldn't make sense.
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Orson Bean
American Actor
I don't spend my life making money to spend tomorrow, or to acquire possessions.
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Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
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Sara Teasdale
American Author
Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.
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Plautus
Roman Playwright
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he be free to pattern his own life, to develop his own talents, free to earn, to spend, to save, to acquire property as the security of his old age and his family.
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James Madison
American President
The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Nothing jazzes me up like football. I've acquired more passion of the years, not less. Not to love it wouldn't make sense.
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Orson Bean
American Actor
I don't spend my life making money to spend tomorrow, or to acquire possessions.
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Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
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Sara Teasdale
American Author
Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.
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Plautus
Roman Playwright
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
Example 1 of 10
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