English Online Dictionary. What means acquire? What does acquire mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪə/
- Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: ac‧quire
Verb
acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)
- (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.
- Synonyms: contract, catch, get
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (get, gain): attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “get, gain”): abandon, lose
Derived terms
Related terms
- acquisition
- acquirement
- acquisitive
- acquisitory
Translations
See also
- obtain
- reach
Latin
Verb
acquīre
- second-person singular present active imperative of acquīrō