Definition of "acquire" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To get.

2. (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

   • to acquire a skill
   • to acquire decent habits and manners
   • He acquired a title.
   • All the riches he acquired were from hard work.
   • One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.

3. (medicine) To become affected by an illness.

4. (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

5. (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.