Synonym: earn, gain, obtain, secure. Antonym: lose, miss. Similar words: acquisition, acquiescence, require, required, inquire about, requirement, acquainted, inquiry. Meaning: [ə'kwaɪə] 
v. 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 3. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 4. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 5. win something through one's efforts 6. gain knowledge or skills 7. gain through experience.
v. 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 3. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 4. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 5. win something through one's efforts 6. gain knowledge or skills 7. gain through experience. 
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31. Ray had little talent but labored to acquire the skills of a writer.
32. He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the explosives.
33. On 8 June, Caparo began to acquire Fidelity's shares.
34. Robinson spent $20 million to acquire the symphony hall.
35. Bush had managed to acquire United Nations imprimatur.
36. You first have to acquire non-resident status.
37. The have-nots promised not to acquire nuclear weapons.
38. How do the cells acquire positional information?
39. With each monthly premium(Sentencedict.com), you acquire more units.
40. Then develop a plan to acquire those skills.
41. So a complete fool will not acquire a following.
42. But Kampuchea failed to acquire this status.
43. They allow you to acquire new information more reliably.
44. Emap will acquire nominal net assets.
45. In 1987 they began to acquire estate agencies.
46. Movies acquire new titles in one of two ways.
47. Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. Nathaniel Branden 
48. Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Albert Einstein
49. It will be more advantageous for the aquarist to acquire pre-cultivated seedlings or fully developed plants from aquatic plant shops.
50. Her objective was to acquire Transylvania, and she now at once invaded that country and quickly occupied the greater part of it.
51. These will in most cases make it easier for tax exiles to acquire a foreign domicile.
52. I need to acquire various items of equipment and a car.
53. The beneficiaries will acquire an equitable interest and, therefore, an equitable lease. 2.
54. This approach ignores the fact that the taxpayer first had to acquire the right to grant sub-licenses.
55. Verse 13: although near enough to acquire wealth from maritime trade, Zebulun's territory did not stretch to the sea.
56. If you have not time to acquire such general knowledge in a field then you hire some one who has.
57. He was using the treaty not so much to conquer as to acquire legitimately what he regarded as his own by right.
58. They will have to change old habits and acquire new ones.
59. State prisoners were brought in to fix the roadbed, and a campaign was launched to acquire locomotives and coaches.
60. One is that, as David Mellor or several members of the royal family might attest, cumulative disclosures acquire momentum.
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