acquire

acquire
transitive verb
1) sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Gegenstände]; erwerben [Land, Besitz, Wohlstand, Kenntnisse]
2) (take on) annehmen [Tonfall, Farbe, Gewohnheit]

acquire a taste for something — Geschmack an etwas (Dat.) gewinnen

this wine is an acquired taste — an diesen Wein muss man sich erst gewöhnen

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verb
(to get: He acquired a knowledge of English.) erwerben
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ac·quire
[əˈkwaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]
vt
1. (obtain)
to \acquire sth etw erwerben
2. (develop)
to \acquire a habit eine Gewohnheit annehmen
to \acquire a taste for sth Geschmack [o Gefallen] an etw dat finden
this wine is rather an \acquired taste dieser Wein ist gewöhnungsbedürftig
3. (learn)
to \acquire sth knowledge sich dat etw aneignen
4. (gain)
to have \acquired a reputation of being sth in dem Ruf stehen, etw zu sein
5. COMM customers akquirieren
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[ə'kwaɪə(r)]
vt
erwerben; (by dubious means) sich (dat) aneignen; habit annehmen

I see he has acquired a secretary/wife — wie ich sehe, hat er sich eine Sekretärin/Frau angeschafft (inf)

he acquired a fine tan — er hat eine gute Farbe bekommen

where did you acquire that? — woher hast du das?

to acquire a taste/liking for sth — Geschmack/Gefallen an etw (dat) finden

once you've acquired a taste for it — wenn du erst mal auf den Geschmack gekommen bist

caviar is an acquired taste — Kaviar ist (nur) für Kenner

acquired (Psych) — erworben

acquired characteristics (Biol) — erworbene Eigenschaften pl

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acquire [əˈkwaıə(r)] v/t
1. erwerben, erlangen, sich etwas zulegen:
acquire by purchase käuflich erwerben
2. (er)lernen, erwerben:
acquire knowledge sich Wissen aneignen;
acquire a taste for Geschmack finden an (dat);
acquired characteristics BIOL erworbene Eigenschaften;
some alcoholic drinks are (sth of) an acquired taste an einige alkoholische Getränke muss man sich erst gewöhnen
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transitive verb
1) sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Gegenstände]; erwerben [Land, Besitz, Wohlstand, Kenntnisse]
2) (take on) annehmen [Tonfall, Farbe, Gewohnheit]

acquire a taste for something — Geschmack an etwas (Dat.) gewinnen

this wine is an acquired taste — an diesen Wein muss man sich erst gewöhnen

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v.
aneignen v.
anschaffen v.
erarbeiten v.
erfassen v.
erlangen v.
erwerben v.
in den Besitz kommen ausdr.

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