acquire

[əˈkwaɪər]

Definition:
1. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
2. Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
3. Win something through one's efforts.
4. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.

Use 'acquire' in a sentence:

1. Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways.
2. Two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn't have any physical product at all.
3. Had he succeeded, he would have acquired a monopoly.
4. These are qualities that schoolchildren can, and should, acquire through a variety of demanding individual activities in physical education.
5. But people must acquire this skill somewhere.
6. I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.
7. Despite the ease with which the rich can acquire almost anything they desire, they are just as likely to be unhappy as the middle classes.
8. Living alone is an acquired taste.
9. She was keen to acquire more advanced culinary skills.
10. Bristol Plus aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside academic qualifications.
11. He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the explosives.
12. People must acquire this skill somewhere.
13. General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about$ 400m.
14. Most students attend a university mainly to acquire the knowledge needed for their chosen profession.
15. It's easier to find and acquire jamming equipment for some frequencies than it is for others.
16. Here is your opportunity to acquire a luxurious one bedroom home.
17. Then, he's going to need to know the technical details of your system and acquire the specific equipment necessary for jamming your specific setup.
18. The company has just acquired new premises.
19. Less inherently interpersonal subjects, such as math, could acquire a social aspect through team problem solving and peer tutoring.
20. Basically, he means that the order in which learners acquire syntactic rules is the same in both languages.
21. You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money.
22. Such groups are the breeding grounds in which we acquire the norms and values that equip us for social life.
23. He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
24. Or consider how you can acquire these skills, e.g. by taking extra courses.
25. When fully grown, however, the crabs can readily withstand tidal currents without burrowing, and thus they acquire substantial populations of barnacles.
26. Decades of research have shown that in order to acquire skills and real knowledge in school, kids need to want to learn.
27. It makes invaluable reading for anyone who wants to acquire a greater depth of understanding of the subject.
28. Broad beans are very much an acquired taste.
29. Having read the book, she will be able to pass on the acquired knowledge to trainee teachers.
30. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.
31. They help students acquire the skills needed for their future success.
32. According to the stress-triggering hypothesis, faults are unexpectedly responsive to subtle stresses they acquire as neighboring faults shift.
33. I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
34. They acquire knowledge not found in books.
35. Bailyn's third proposition suggests two general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as indentured servants, another came to acquire land.
36. Many children acquire a phobic horror of dogs.
37. Southern acquired 11.2 per cent of Sweb in a dawn raid on Monday.
38. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, White and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone.
39. He's going to need to know the technical details of your system and acquire the specific equipment necessary for jamming your specific setup.
40. One will never be able to understand why these political issues can acquire such force.
41. I've never acquired a taste for wine.
42. He's been around a long time and has acquired a number of skills.
43. At the individual level, a sense of social responsibility motivates us college students to acquire as much knowledge as possible and put it into practice.
44. How do children acquire the skills needed for the 21st century?
45. The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.
46. Vodka has acquired an upscale image in the US.
47. Pury also believes that people can acquire courage.
48. As you acquire a distinctive identity, your attitudes are further refined by the behavior of those with whom you identify.
49. Children seek out regularities and rules in acquiring language.
50. She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
51. Students examined how children acquire language.
52. She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
53. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
54. He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night.
55. Use the transferable skills acquired from your previous working background.