Acquired Acquire I Love Verb əˈkwaɪə(R əˈkwaɪər Good

• she has acquired a good knowledge of english.
• how long will it take to acquire the necessary skills?
• i would love to apply the newly acquired skills to a job that i enjoy.
• he has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.

acquire

Verb Forms

1. to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour
• She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
• How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills?
• I would love to apply the newly acquired skills to a job that I enjoy.
• He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.
• I have recently acquired a taste for olives.

Extra Examples

• When you have acquired a basic range of computing skills, you will be ready to start the job.
• to acquire a love of something
• to acquire a bad name/criminal record/tan/look/appearance
2. to obtain something by buying or being given it
• Not all of the land acquired for the road has been paid for yet.
• Austria has pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons.
• Property acquired through crime will be confiscated.
• The company has just acquired new premises.
• How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos?
• I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother.
3. (idiom) an acquired taste : a thing that you do not like much at first but gradually learn to like
• Abstract art is an acquired taste.

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 with the Latin word.