- acquire *** ac·quire vt
- [ə'kwaɪə(r)]
(possessions, territory, knowledge) acquisire, (language) apprendere, (habit) contrarre, prendere, (reputation) farsi
to acquire a taste for — prender gusto a
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acquire — ac·quire /ə kwīr/ vt ac·quired, ac·quir·ing: to come into possession, ownership, or control of: obtain as one s own the target s directors don t want the company to be acquired R. C. Clark the court acquired jurisdiction ac·quir·er also… … Law dictionary
acquire — ac‧quire [əˈkwaɪə ǁ əˈkwaɪr] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE to buy a company: • The group wants to acquire the company for $18 a share. 2. acquire a holding/an interest/a stake FINANCE to buy part of a company … Financial and business terms
Acquire — Ac*quire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See {Quest}..] To gain, usually by one s own exertions; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquire — ac|quire [ ə kwaır ] verb transitive FORMAL ** to get something, for example by buying it or being given it: We acquired the company for 100 million dollars. newly acquired: his newly acquired BMW acquire something from someone: The business was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acquire — ac·quire ə kwī(ə)r vt, ac·quired; ac·quir·ing to come to have as a new or additional characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort, by mutation, or through environmental forces) <a cognitive system...that is acquired in early… … Medical dictionary
acquire — ac|quire W2 [əˈkwaıə US əˈkwaır] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: aquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad to + quaerere to look for, obtain ] 1.) formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it ▪ Manning hoped to acquire… … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquire — ac•quire [[t]əˈkwaɪ(ə)r[/t]] v. t. quired, quir•ing 1) to come into possession or ownership of; get as one s own 2) to gain for oneself through one s actions or efforts: to acquire learning[/ex] 3) to gain through experience of or exposure to… … From formal English to slang
acquire — ac·quire || É™ kwaɪə v. buy, purchase; obtain, attain … English contemporary dictionary
acquire — ac·quire … English syllables
ac|quire — «uh KWYR», transitive verb, quired, quir|ing. 1. to get by one s own efforts or actions: »He acquired the money for a college education by working summers. SYNONYM(S): gain, win, attain. 2. to come to have; get as one s own: »to acquire land. He… … Useful english dictionary
re|ac|quire — «REE uh KWYR», transitive verb, quired, quir|ing. to acquire anew … Useful english dictionary
