Past tense of acquire
regular verb
The past tense of acquire is acquired. The past participle is also acquired.
Forms of acquire
| Base form (V1) | acquire /əˈkwaɪɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | acquired /əˈkwaɪɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | acquired /əˈkwaɪɹd/ |
| Present participle | acquiring /əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | acquires |
Acquired in a sentence
- He acquired a title.
- All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
- The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.From the entry handle
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquired.From the entry acquired
- I'd never had deer before I ate dinner with the Johanssens. In time I learned to like it; its gaminess is an acquired taste.From the entry deer
Meaning of acquire
- verb To get.
- verb To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- verb To become affected by an illness.
Questions about the past tense of acquire
- What is the past tense of acquire?
- The past tense of acquire is acquired.
- What is the past participle of acquire?
- The past participle of acquire is acquired.
- Is acquire a regular or irregular verb?
- Acquire is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acquire (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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