B2 verb
acquire
/əˈkwaɪə/
- Meaning
- to get or buy something, or to learn a skill gradually
- Example
- "It takes years to acquire fluency in a foreign language."
- Similar & related words
- obtaingaingetlearnacquisitionacquired
- How to use it
- As a verb, "acquire" carries the action of the sentence. Practice it in three forms — a fact about yourself, a question, and a negative — for example, turn the example sentence above into your own situation.
- Common mistake
- Learners write 'aquire' — there is always a 'c': a-c-q-u-i-r-e.