acquire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkwaɪə/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: ac‧quire === Verb === acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired) (transitive) To get. (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own. (medicine) To become affected by an illness. Synonyms: contract, catch, get (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values. (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (get, gain): attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “get, gain”): abandon, lose ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acquisition acquirement acquisitive acquisitory ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== obtain reach == Latin == === Verb === acquīre second-person singular present active imperative of acquīrō