acquire

verb

ac·quire ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r How to pronounce acquire (audio)

acquired; acquiring

transitive verb

: to get as one's own:

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

acquire property

The team acquired three new players this year.

: 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

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

acquire a target by radar

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 The goal of the project is to acquire five CNC machines.

Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 An alternative might be to acquire a competitor of the target company that runs natively on an AWS/Node tech stack, if one exists, even if its business position is not as strong.

Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 One way private equity firms try to generate greater returns is to acquire similar assets and operate them under the same umbrella, allowing firms to take advantage of economies of scale by sharing costs.

Chris Morran, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 Part of the purpose of the project is to acquire easements that will allow maintenance of those ditches.

Riley Board, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 His goal was to acquire a dilapidated property, bring it up to code and hang on to it as an investment.

Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 The plan was to acquire avenues to make a deal that would land players that better fit alongside Lillard and Simons.

oregonlive, 15 June 2022 The partnership’s focus is to acquire companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a leading marketing technology business.

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2022 The idea is to acquire minority stakes across various sectors to improve customer retention and grow transaction revenue for the industry, and thereby the core business.

Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 24 May 2022 See More

单词	acquire
释义	acquire verb ac·quire ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r acquired; acquiring transitive verb 1 : to get as one's own: a : to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means acquire property 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 cultivate develop form See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 The goal of the project is to acquire five CNC machines. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 An alternative might be to acquire a competitor of the target company that runs natively on an AWS/Node tech stack, if one exists, even if its business position is not as strong. Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 One way private equity firms try to generate greater returns is to acquire similar assets and operate them under the same umbrella, allowing firms to take advantage of economies of scale by sharing costs. Chris Morran, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 Part of the purpose of the project is to acquire easements that will allow maintenance of those ditches. Riley Board, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 His goal was to acquire a dilapidated property, bring it up to code and hang on to it as an investment. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 The plan was to acquire avenues to make a deal that would land players that better fit alongside Lillard and Simons. oregonlive, 15 June 2022 The partnership’s focus is to acquire companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a leading marketing technology business. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2022 The idea is to acquire minority stakes across various sectors to improve customer retention and grow transaction revenue for the industry, and thereby the core business. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 24 May 2022 See More 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 Phrases Containing acquire acquire a reputation acquire a reputation Kids Definition acquire verb ac·quire ə-ˈkwīr acquired; acquiring : to get especially through effort : gain acquire a skill Medical Definition acquire transitive verb ac·quire ə-ˈkwī(ə)r acquired; acquiring : to come to have as a new or additional characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort, by mutation, or through environmental forces) a cognitive system … that is acquired in early childhood Noam Chomsky bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics insects that acquire resistance to insecticides Legal Definition acquire transitive verb ac·quire ə-ˈkwīr acquired; acquiring : to come into possession, ownership, or control of : obtain as one's own the target's directors don't want the company to be acquired R. C. Clark the court acquired jurisdiction acquire verb 1 as in to develop to come to have gradually from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance develop cultivate gain obtain get form adopt attain achieve absorb reach embrace promote take on foster take in nurture nourish Antonyms & Near Antonyms lose abandon forsake shed unload reject discard dump jettison throw away throw out desert cast ditch scrap fling (off or away) slough junk shuck (off) sluff See More 2 as in to earn to receive as return for effort acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner Synonyms & Similar Words earn gain obtain win reap garner make get attain land procure secure capture realize carry achieve draw bring in come by pull down bag knock down accomplish accumulate amass net score gross occupy regain reacquire recapture catch clear annex take over remake pick up rack up notch (up) reattain Antonyms & Near Antonyms lose pay give forfeit grant yield surrender relinquish accord give up hand over part (with) See More
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