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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Acquiring.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere
     to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through
     OF. aquerre. See Quest..]
     To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own;
     as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad
     habits.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
                                                    --Barrow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his
           ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of
           representation, as his heir at law.      --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
          Obtain.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Acquiring.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere
     to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through
     OF. aquerre. See Quest..]
     To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own;
     as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad
     habits.
  
           No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
                                                    --Barrow.
  
           Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his
           ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of
           representation, as his heir at law.      --Blackstone.
  
     Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See
          Obtain.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  acquire
       v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
            "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They
            acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day";
            "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn:
            get]
       2: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice
          took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he
          adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange
          manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these
          fables" [syn: assume, adopt, take on, take]
       3: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and
          attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed
          abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body";
          "Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce,
           get]
       4: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such
          as radar
       5: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
          knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
          international finance" [syn: win, gain] [ant: lose]
       6: acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing
          from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire
          language at an amazing rate" [syn: learn, larn]
       7: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to
          television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and
          wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new
          position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: develop,
           evolve]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) αποκτώ, κερδίζω κάτι με τις δικές μου προσπάθειες, ικανότητες
  ή συμπεριφορά
     2 (μτβ) αποκτώ, λαμβάνω κάτι αγοράζοντας ή δίνοντάς μου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To get.
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get
  as one's own
     3 (lb en medicine) To contract.
     4 (lb en computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital
  values.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To get.
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get
  as one's own
     3 (lb en medicine) To contract.
     4 (lb en computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital
  values.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To get.
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get
  as one's own
     3 (lb en medicine) To contract.
     4 (lb en computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital
  values.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To get.
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get
  as one's own
     3 (lb en medicine) To contract.
     4 (lb en computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital
  values.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     Englanti vb.
     1 hankkia
     2 voittaa, saavuttaa
     3 oppia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquire
     Engelska vb.
     förvärva, ta över, få

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  1. behaal, verwerf
  2. aankoop, aanskaf, koop

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  احصل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ// 
  1. постигам, спечелвам
  to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
  2. придоби́вам, придоби́я
  to get

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  osvojit si

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  získat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  získávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  nabýt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  dosáhnout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  erwerben, erarbeiten 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  
  αποκώ, αποκτώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ// 
  hankkia 2.
  to get
   3.
  to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  1. acquérir
  2. acheter

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  ceannaigh

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 
  1. अर्जन~करना
        "The company has just acquired a further 10% of the shares."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  dobiti, dobivati, kupiti, nabaviti, ostvariti, postići, savladati, steći, sticati, stjecati, usvajajti, uzeti, zadobiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  comperare, comprare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ// 
  1. 得る
  to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
  2. 獲得
  to get

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  conciliare

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  acquire /ə'kwaıə/ 
  1. į(si)gyti, iš(si)ugdyti, išmokti
  2. (spec.) surasti ir sekti objektą (radaru ir pan.)

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ 
   1.  zdobywać
   2.  nabywać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  1. adquirir, arranjar, obter
  2. comprar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  покупать, купить

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  acquire /əkwaiər/
  1. alcanzar, consequir, obtener, procurarse
  2. comprar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ// 
  1. förvärva, skaffa
  to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
  2. skaffa, förvärva, få, införskaffa, uppköpa
  to get

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/
  1. ele geçirmek, elde etmek, kazanmak, istihsal etmek, tedarik etmek.  acquired  kazanılmış, müktesep. acquired  characteristics doğuştan olmayıp sonradan  kazanılan özellikler.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈkwaɪɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "acquire":
     accept, accumulate, achieve, add, admit, amass, annex, assume, bag,
     be responsible for, be seized of, bring down, bring in, bring on,
     bring upon, buy, capture, catch, catch up, claim, clap hands on,
     clasp, claw, clench, clinch, clutch, collect, come by, come in for,
     come into, contract, corral, cumulate, derive, derive from,
     drag down, drain off, draw, draw down, draw from, draw off, earn,
     embrace, enter into possession, fall in with, fall into, gain,
     garner, get, get hold of, glom on to, grab, grab hold of, grapple,
     grasp, grip, gripe, harvest, have, have coming in, hug, incur,
     invite, knock down, land, lay hands on, lay hold of, loot, make,
     nail, net, nip, nip up, obtain, palm, partake, pick up, pillage,
     pocket, possess, procure, pull down, purchase, reach, reap,
     receive, run, sack, score, secure, seize, snap up, snatch, steal,
     take, take by assault, take by storm, take hold of, take in,
     take on, take over, take possession, welcome, whip up, win
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 获得;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 获得,取得;学到

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