verb#2,038 by frequency
acquire
/əˈkwaɪɚ/
To get; To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
- he/she/it
- acquires
- past
- acquired
- past participle
- acquired
Meanings
- 1
To get
That which is easily acquired is easily lost.
Tatoeba · Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR
Had I the money, I would immediately acquire this computer.
Tatoeba · sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
- 3
To become affected by an illnessrare
- 4
To sample signals and convert them into digital valuesrare
- 5
To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possiblerare