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acquire

From Wiktionary
acquire is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
acquire

Third-person singular
acquires

Past tense
acquired

Past participle
acquired

Present participle
acquiring

  1. (formal) If you acquire something, you buy or get it.
    XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.
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