acquire
IPA: ʌkwˈaɪɝ
verb
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
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Examples of "acquire" in Sentences
- He acquires the nickname Mumble.
- I did not notice the acquirement.
- He could not reach the acquirement.
- The acquirement of the part is easy.
- An acquirement is something acquired.
- He was drived to achieve the acquirement.
- In 1967, the village acquired the property.
- It will be the biggest acquirement in the history.
- In 1972 the freehold of the property was acquired.
- Calibre was acquired as part of the purchase of Wachovia.
- Only later, when fear had been replaced by boredom, did the term acquire a derogatory shading.
- Not until the time of Linnæus (1707-1778) did the term acquire a definite and precise meaning.
- The historical events which mothers take part in acquire the greatness and invincibility of natural phenomena.
- I know an Aussie company who had been negotiating a possible buyout that would have seen them move across to join that firm but in the end the company in question decided to only recruit/acquire from the Bay Area!
- Perhaps the most notorious example was Attorney General Robert Jackson's opinion (prior to the Lend-Lease Act) that existing statutes gave the President the authority to acquire from the British Government rights for the establishment of naval and air bases in exchange for over-age destroyers and obsolescent military material.
- The principal object of this request is to enable me to obtain the countenance and protection of the government in the enterprise of conveying, exhibiting and explaining models and specimens of American arts and productions under the auspices of the American Institute, and of obtaining whatever information may be practicable to acquire from the ancient nation for the benefit of our country.