Слово англійською: acquire

Дієслово

Переклад acquire українською: набувати, здобувати; одержувати; досягати; оволодівати

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acquire

verb
/əˈkwaɪər/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they acquire
/əˈkwaɪər/
he / she / it acquires
/əˈkwaɪərz/
past simple acquired
/əˈkwaɪərd/
past participle acquired
/əˈkwaɪərd/
-ing form acquiring
/əˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
  1. acquire something 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 these newly acquired skills to a job that I enjoy.
    • He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.
    • I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
  2. acquire something to obtain something by buying or being given it
    • Not all of the land acquired for the road has been paid for yet.
    • The country 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. Word Originlate 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.
Idioms
an acquired taste
  1. a thing that you do not like much at first but gradually learn to like
    • Abstract art is an acquired taste.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
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