Толковый словарь английского языка - acquire
Acquire
acquire
transitive verb (~d; acquiring) Etymology: Middle English aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from Latin ~re, from ad+ quaerere to seek, obtain Date: 15th century to get as one's own:, to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means, to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection) , to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector
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v.tr. 1 gain by and for oneself; obtain. 2 come into possession of (acquired fame; acquired much property). Phrases and idioms acquired characteristic Biol. a characteristic caused by the environment, not inherited. acquired immune deficiency syndrome Med. see AIDS. acquired taste 1 a liking gained by experience. 2 the object of such a liking. Derivatives acquirable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF aquerre ult. f. L acquirere (as AC-, quaerere seek) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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