acquire
(medicine) To become affected by an illness.
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After Iranian missile strike, Abou Family REIT saw ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ https://www.europesays.com/2969599/ Abou Family REIT won a tender from the Israel Land Authority to acquire 40 apartments damaged…
They need to acquire land for this. Does that mean widening? I hope not, the roads there are already so wide.
General Copper Gold to acquire 80% stake in Namibian licence https://www.europesays.com/africa/221233/ The Damara Mobile Belt contains significant deposits of tin, uranium, gold and base metals. Credit: BJP7images/S…
[3/4] e-commerce business and cyclical fluctuations in the nylon industry. In addition, Yiwu Jingkai, a shareholder holding more than 5% of the shares, plans to transfer 6% of the shares, and the controlling sharehold…
🚨 James Murdoch’s Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Major Parts of Vox Media Read full story below. #BreakingNews #USNews
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(medicine) To become affected by an illness.
One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.
“After Iranian missile strike, Abou Family REIT saw ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ https://www.europesays.com/2969599/ Abou Family REIT won a tender from the Israel Land Authority to acquire 40 apartments damaged by an…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They need to acquire land for this. Does that mean widening? I hope not, the roads there are already so wide.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“General Copper Gold to acquire 80% stake in Namibian licence https://www.europesays.com/africa/221233/ The Damara Mobile Belt contains significant deposits of tin, uranium, gold and base metals. Credit: BJP7images/Shutterstock.com. General Copper…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[3/4] e-commerce business and cyclical fluctuations in the nylon industry. In addition, Yiwu Jingkai, a shareholder holding more than 5% of the shares, plans to transfer 6% of the shares, and the controlling shareholder Zhenai Group plans to acquire it through Zhenai Shuzhi. The”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🚨 James Murdoch’s Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Major Parts of Vox Media Read full story below. #BreakingNews #USNews”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
Acquire means: To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
acquire means: To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(transitive) To get.
He acquired a title.
Acquire means: To get.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
acquire means: To get.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“"Scurry off before you acquire some unnecessary ventilation!" is a lovely line.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’m really deciding to acquire this ability. Not having access to Amazon makes it much easier. But I am now soaking my wild clay that I found and I am going to see if I can make things with that”
— Bluesky· May 2026“From whence did you acquire TimTam?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Athletics acquire catcher Jonah Heim from Braves for cash https://www.rawchili.com/4992979/ SEATTLE — The Athletics acquired switch-hitting catcher Jonah Heim from the Atlanta Braves for cash on Monday night…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The only plan $GME has in its proposal to acquire $EBAY is to cut $2bn in costs (c.40% of overheads) so to increase EPS by 80% to $7.79? www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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