acquire
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
gain knowledge, skills, or competencies through study or experience
Legacy lexicon import
Senses
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to come to have or undergo a change of physical features and attributes
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to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
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to gain through experience
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to come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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to win something through one's efforts
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to locate a moving entity by means of a tracking system such as radar
Classifications
Cognitive
Understand72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- developgaingettake
- pasttense
- acquired
- presentparticiple
- acquiring
- thirdpersonsingular
- acquires
- pastparticiple
- acquired