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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 μουFrom 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 oppiaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
acquire Engelska vb. förvärva, ta över, fåFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ 1. behaal, verwerf 2. aankoop, aanskaf, koopFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ احصلFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. постигам, спечелвам to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own 2. придоби́вам, придоби́я to get
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]osvojit si
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]získat
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]získávat
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ nabýtFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]dosáhnout
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]erwerben, erarbeiten
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ αποκώ, αποκτώFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]hankkia 2. to get 3. to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
acquire /əkwaiər/ 1. acquérir 2. acheterFrom English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 : [ freedict:eng-gle ]
acquire /əkwaiər/ ceannaighFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. अर्जन~करना "The company has just acquired a further 10% of the shares."
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ dobiti, dobivati, kupiti, nabaviti, ostvariti, postići, savladati, steći, sticati, stjecati, usvajajti, uzeti, zadobitiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
acquire /ɐkwˈaɪə/ comperare, comprareFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]1. 得る to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own 2. 獲得 to get
acquire /əkwaiər/ conciliareFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
acquire /ə'kwaıə/From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. į(si)gyti, iš(si)ugdyti, išmokti 2. (spec.) surasti ir sekti objektą (radaru ir pan.)
acquire /əˈkwaɪə/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. zdobywać 2. nabywać
acquire /əkwaiər/ 1. adquirir, arranjar, obter 2. comprarFrom English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
acquire /əkwaiər/ покупать, купитьFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
acquire /əkwaiər/ 1. alcanzar, consequir, obtener, procurarse 2. comprarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
acquire //əˈkwaɪə// //əˈkwaɪɚ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]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
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 ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əˈkwaɪɝ/
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, winFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 获得;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 获得,取得;学到