acquire
US: /əˈkwaɪɝ/
UK: /ɐkwˈaɪə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
acquire /ə'kwaiə/- ngoại động từ
- được, giành được, thu được, đạt được, kiếm được
- to acquire a good reputation: được tiếng tốt
- acquired characteristic: (sinh vật học) tính chất thu được
- an acquired taste: sở thích do quen mà có
- được, giành được, thu được, đạt được, kiếm được
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] (formal)1 to gain sth 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? + He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. + I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
2 to obtain sth by buying or being given it: The company has just acquired new premises. + How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos? + I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother.
Idioms: an acquired taste a thing that you do not like much at first but gradually learn to like: Abstract art is an acquired taste.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
get, obtain, gain, win, earn, procure, secure, come by or into; receive, come into possession of; buy, purchase:
He acquired great wealth by marrying rich old dying widows.
Concise dictionary
acquires|acquired|acquiringə'kwaɪəverb
+come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
+take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
+come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
+locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
+win something through one's efforts
+gain knowledge or skills
+gain through experience
