acquire
US /əˈkwaɪr/
・UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/
A2TOEIC
v.t.Transitive VerbTo get or earn something by thinking or working
The company wanted to acquire one of its rivals so they could control the market
v.t.Transitive VerbTo develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
She acquired a good knowledge of French while living in Paris.
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ACCOUNTANT EXPLAINS: Money Habits Keeping You Poor
- but have no idea how to go about it, how they plan to acquire it or how to manage it.
but have no idea how to go about it, how they plan to acquire it or how to manage it.
- are more likely to get a lot of money and build wealth compared to people who just fantasize about money but have no idea how to go about it, how they plan to acquire it, or how to manage it.
are more likely to get a lot of money and build wealth compared to people who just fantasize about money but have no idea how to go about it, how they plan to acquire it, or how to manage it.
The Science of Pornography Addiction (SFW)
- Luckily, because of this "use it or lose it" brain, the same neuro-plastic system that proliferate these habits can also be used to acquire healthier ones.
Luckily, because of this "use it or lose it" brain, the same neuro-plastic system that proliferate these habits can also be used to acquire healthier ones.
- Luckily, because of this use-it-or-lose-it brain, the same neuroplastic system that proliferates these habits can also be used to acquire healthier ones.
Luckily, because of this use-it-or-lose-it brain, the same neuroplastic system that proliferates these habits can also be used to acquire healthier ones.
Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | Otherwords
- I acquire a language very quickly, in one or two years, but my siblings and my parents struggled a lot.
I acquire a language very quickly, in one or two years, but my siblings and my parents struggled a lot.
Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman duet at 2011 Tony Awards
- How to acquire better gift bags?
How to acquire better gift bags?
- How to acquire better gift bags?
How to acquire better gift bags?
US pauses military aid to Ukraine as EU chief says Europe is 'ready to step up' | BBC News
- They've been given and the satellite information They need to acquire targets.
They've been given and the satellite information They need to acquire targets.
- the satellite information they need to acquire targets." All of that is going to be very difficult for them.
the satellite information they need to acquire targets." All of that is going to be very difficult for them.
7 Signs You're Eating Too Much Sugar
- Having too much sugar will weaken your immune system to the point where you're more vulnerable to acquire an infection.
Having too much sugar will weaken your immune system to the point where you're more vulnerable to acquire an infection.
- Having too much sugar will weaken your immune system to the point where you're more vulnerable to acquire an infection.
Having too much sugar will weaken your immune system to the point where you're more vulnerable to acquire an infection.
Don't Try To Memorize Vocabulary
- So I sometimes feel that this sort of deliberate attempt to acquire words
So I sometimes feel that this sort of deliberate attempt to acquire words
- So I sometimes feel that this sort of deliberate attempt to acquire words and,
So I sometimes feel that this sort of deliberate attempt to acquire words and,
What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?
- impossible at first – Brilliant can help you acquire the skills to do that.
impossible at first – Brilliant can help you acquire the skills to do that.
Why Taiwan Makes All The Chips That Beep Boop
- Its first attempt, the United Microprocessor Company, worked, but found it hard to acquire technology from other countries' protections.
Its first attempt, the United Microprocessor Company, worked, but found it hard to acquire technology from other countries' protections.
- Its first attempt, the United Microprocessor Company, worked but found it hard to acquire technology from other countries' protections.
Its first attempt, the United Microprocessor Company, worked but found it hard to acquire technology from other countries' protections.
Steven Pinker's "Why free speech is fundamental"
- It is only by brooding ideas and seeing which ones withstand attempts to refute them that we acquire knowledge.
It is only by brooding ideas and seeing which ones withstand attempts to refute them that we acquire knowledge.
- ones withstand attempts to refute them that we acquire knowledge.
ones withstand attempts to refute them that we acquire knowledge.