Acquire - English meaning
Acquire – definitions in English dictionary
verbBuy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
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I managed to acquire all the books i neededverbLearn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality).
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You must acquire the rudiments of greek
verbCome into the possession of something concrete or abstract
verbTo obtain or begin to have something
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His family acquired the property in 1985., she acquired her love of the outdoors as a child.
verbTo buy or take control of a company or part of a company, often by buying shares in it
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They acquired a chain of about 20 phone shops., acquire control/ownership of sth he had just acquir…
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Word origin
late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified ( c. 1600) by association
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