acquire

Syllables: ac·quireUK/əˈkwaɪə//əˈkwaɪɚ/

acquire verb: to get.

Verb

acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)

(transitive) To get.

Synonyms:

attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- to acquire a skill
- to acquire decent habits and manners
To become affected by an illness.

Synonyms:

contract, catch, get
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(Canada, US) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.

acquire meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

acquire in Hindi

to acquire, procure: बिसाहना bisāhnā

acquire in Tamil

பெறு, சம்பாதி, கையகப்படுத்து, தேடிப்பெறு, முயன்று பெறு, அடை

acquire in Urdu

حاصل کرنا, پانا, پیدا کرنا, قبضہ کرنا

acquire in Bengali

অর্জন করা, জ্ঞান অর্জন করা, কেনা, লাভ করা, খরিদ করা, নিজের জন্য সংগ্রহ করা

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acquire in Malayalam: നേടുക, സമ്പാദിക്കുക, കൈക്കലാക്കുക, ആർജ്ജിക്കുക
acquire in Kannada: ಪಡೆ, ಗಳಿಸು, ಹೊಂದು
acquire in Sanskrit: जि ji, जयति jáyati, तरति tárati
acquire in Arabic: حَصَلَ ḥaṣala, اِكْتَسَبَ iktasaba, كَسَبَ kasaba, رَبِحَ rabiḥa
acquire in Malay: peroleh
acquire in Persian: به دست آوردن be dast âvardan
acquire in Vietnamese: đạt được, kiếm được, thu được, giành được

Examples of acquire in a sentence

He acquired a title.
All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.
No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume...
Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon...
If you're black you've had to improvise communication with unilingual whites, she'd probably easily acquire this ancient one, too.2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 46:

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Forms of acquire

third-person singular present	acquires
present participle	acquiring
past participle	acquired
past	acquired
second-person singular present (archaic)	acquirest
second-person singular past (archaic)	acquiredst
third-person singular present (archaic)	acquireth

Past tense of acquire: acquired

Origin of acquire

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

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Questions about acquire

What does acquire mean?: Acquire means to get.
What is acquire in Hindi?: Acquire in Hindi is बिसाहना (bisāhnā). See Acquire meaning in Hindi.
How do you use acquire in a sentence?: He acquired a title.
What part of speech is acquire?: Acquire is a verb.
How do you pronounce acquire?: Acquire is pronounced /əˈkwaɪɚ/ (US).
What is the past tense of acquire?: The past tense of acquire is acquired.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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