acquired

Everyday

1. Got or gained something, by buying, being given or working for it. tree →
2. Learned or developed a skill, habit or knowledge. tree →
3. (adjective) Gained during life, not born with (an acquired taste, an acquired illness). tree →

In the lessons

Formal word for «got» in exam and maths problems: «she acquired 12 more stickers» means she got 12 more — an addition. In science, «acquired» features are learned, not inherited. Phrases: «acquired a taste for», «an acquired taste», «newly acquired».

Examples

• The museum acquired a dinosaur skeleton. tree →
• She acquired 12 more stickers, so now she has 30. tree →
• He acquired good reading skills at school. tree →
• Olives are an acquired taste. tree →
• The club acquired a new minibus. tree →
• The company was acquired by a bigger firm. tree →
• The famous Hercules was one, and so was Achilles, and Philoctetes likewise, and Aesculapius, who acquired immense repute as a doctor. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: «got», «bought», «learned». Spelling: «acq-» with a «c» before «q». In maths: acquired usually means ADD to what someone has. «An acquired taste» = something you learn to like slowly.

In Jewish tradition

Formal word for «got» in exam and maths problems: «she acquired 12 more stickers» means she got 12 more — an addition. In science, «acquired» features are learned, not inherited. Phrases: «acquired a taste for», «an acquired taste», «newly acquired».

Examples

• I acquired men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem; (Writings ECC.2.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: «got», «bought», «learned». Spelling: «acq-» with a «c» before «q». In maths: acquired usually means ADD to what someone has. «An acquired taste» = something you learn to like slowly.