acquired
part of speech
verb (past of «acquire»: acquire, acquires, acquired, acquiring); adjective (acquired)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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
- 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 →
- 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «acquired» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.