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Acquired Reputation Start Acquires Country's Premier Solo Violinist

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If someone or something a_______ a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation.If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation.
He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
word acquire
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verb
If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
He yesterday revealed he had acquired a 2.98 per cent stake in the company.
I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.
She was sitting in her newly-acquired wheelchair.
If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience .
I've never acquired a taste for spicy food.
Having read the book, she will be able to pass on the acquired knowledge to trainee teachers.
If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation.
He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
inflections acquiresacquiringacquired
cefr-level B2

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