| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| VERB | 1 | acquire, get | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
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| 2 | acquire, assume, adopt, take on, take | Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | |
| 3 | acquire, grow, develop, produce, get | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | |
| 4 | acquire | Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar | |
| 5 | acquire, win, gain | Win something through one's efforts | |
| 6 | acquire, learn, larn | Acquire or gain knowledge or skills | |
| 7 | acquire, develop, evolve | Gain through experience |
| Sounds | ahkway'er |
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| Rhymes | amplifier, attire, bonfire, and 57 more rhymes in ayer at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
| Model | The children acquire the ball |
| Examples | "They acquired a new pet" |
| Synonyms | get |
| Narrower | isolate; win back, get back; press out, express, extract; capture, catch; come by; buy, purchase; lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take; receive, have; turn; buy; find; glom; enter upon, come upon, luck into; line up, get hold, come up, find; accept, take, have; obtain; recover, retrieve, find, regain; catch; recover, recoup, recuperate; reclaim, repossess; find, regain; acquire, win, gain; gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in; earn, garner; profit, gain, benefit; partake, share, partake in; preempt; collect, pick up, gather up, call for; inherit, come into; borrow; pick up; get; poll |
| Similar to | receive, get, find, obtain, incur |
| Nouns | acquirer; acquisition; acquirer; acquirer; acquirer; acquisition; acquiring |
| Meaning | Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | assume, adopt, take on, take |
| Narrower | re-assume |
| Broader | change |
| Meaning | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | grow, develop, produce, get |
| Narrower | fledge, feather; regrow; spring; sprout, stock; stool, tiller; leaf; pod; teethe; pupate; work up, get up; cut |
| Broader | change |
| Similar to | develop, acquire, evolve |
| Meaning | Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar . |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Broader | situate, locate |
| Meaning | Win something through one's efforts. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
| Examples | "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese" |
| Synonyms | win, gain |
| Narrower | cozen |
| Broader | get, acquire |
| Contrary | lose |
| Meaning | Acquire or gain knowledge or skills. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Examples | "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" |
| Synonyms | learn, larn |
| Caused by | teach, learn, instruct |
| Entailed by | master, get the hang |
| Narrower | relearn; catch up; absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in; study, hit the books |
| Nouns | acquisition; acquisition |
| Meaning | Gain through experience. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "I acquired a strong aversion to television" |
| Synonyms | develop, evolve |
| Broader | change |
| Similar to | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire; develop; explicate, formulate, develop; develop |