acquire

To buy or obtain something; to learn or develop a skill or quality over time.

• acquisition/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/(n)获得；收购
• acquisitive/əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/(adj)热衷于积累财物的

• acquire skills
• acquire knowledge
• merger and acquisition (M&A)
• acquire a taste for
• acquire assets
• acquire a company
• acquire a language

1. 1.The company completed its acquisition of a smaller competitor to strengthen its position in the market.
2. 2.Language learners must acquire not just vocabulary, but also the cultural context in which words are used.

• obtain/əbˈteɪn/— get, especially through effort
• gain/ɡeɪn/— come to have
• secure/sɪˈkjʊə/— succeed in obtaining

from Latin "acquirere" = to seek in addition, from "ad-" + "quaerere" (to seek)