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# acquired

«acquired» in Mova's school dictionary: **Got or gained something, by buying, being given or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#m1)

2) Learned or developed a skill, habit or knowledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#m2)

3) (adjective) Gained during life, not born with (an acquired taste, an acquired illness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#m3)

### 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

- The museum acquired a dinosaur skeleton. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x1)
- She acquired 12 more stickers, so now she has 30. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x2)
- He acquired good reading skills at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x3)
- Olives are an acquired taste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x4)
- The club acquired a new minibus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x5)
- The company was acquired by a bigger firm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x6)
- The famous Hercules was one, and so was Achilles, and Philoctetes likewise, and Aesculapius, who acquired immense repute as a doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acquired/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.