acquire
//əˈkwaɪɚ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- acquire
- past (v2)
- acquired
- past participle (v3)
- acquired
- present participle
- acquiring
- 3rd person singular
- acquires
Definitions
1.To get.
2.To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
- One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.
- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.
3.To become affected by an illness.
4.To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2331
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”).
See quest.