acquire

acquire is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈkwaɪər/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈkwaɪə/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ac‧quire

Verb

Plain form acquire

Third-person singular acquires

Past tense acquired

Past participle acquired

Present participle acquiring

1. (formal) If you acquire something, you buy or get it.
   • Synonyms: obtain and get

   XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.

Related words

• acquisition
• acquisitive