Acquired - definition, pronunciation, transcription
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to acquire
adjective
Extra examples
The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war.
The team acquired three new players this year.
The old word has acquired a new meaning.
This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.
He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
...these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion...
Researchers are exploring how language is acquired by children.
That is a newly acquired habit.
Jets that cross time zones in a day play havoc with the natural rhythms acquired through evolution.
The company was acquired at a high valuation.
...the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle...
...at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be...
He passively acquired the reputation of being a snob, and acquiesced to it ...
...an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity...
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