acquire _verb

NOUNS

company, business 
・Microsoft acquired the company for just over $2 billion.

land, property, wealth 
・The land was acquired by a property developer.

skill 
・The course helps older people acquire computer skills.

knowledge 
・She had acquired some knowledge of medicine.

information 
・How did the newspaper acquire this information?

power 
・The Romans acquired power over much of Europe.

reputation
・He acquired a reputation for being a perfectionist.

shares, stock 
・Workers are able to acquire shares in the company they work for.

language 
・How do children acquire language?

ADVERBS

recently
・The gallery recently acquired a painting by Picasso.

newly
・She was trying to decide what to do with her newly acquired wealth.

easily
・Extremist groups can easily acquire materials for making a bomb.

suddenly 
・When his mother married again, he suddenly acquired a new family.

gradually 
・The company gradually acquired a reputation for producing high quality goods.

cheaply 
・He hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.

PHRASES

acquire a painting/work of art/collection 
・The museum has acquired a magnificent collection of Dutch paintings.

acquire a taste for sth 
・While living in Italy, I acquired a taste for Italian wine.

acquire a stake in sth  
・They acquired a 50% stake in the company.