Tra từ acquire - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·quire AW [acquire acquires acquired acquiring] BrE [əˈkwaɪə(r)] NAmE [əˈkwaɪər] verb (formal)
1. ~ sth to gain sth by your own efforts, ability or behaviour
• She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
• How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills?
•He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.
•I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
2. ~ sth to obtain sth by buying or being given it
• The company has just acquired new premises.
• How did the gallery come to acquire so many Picassos?
•I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother.
Idiom: ↑acquired taste
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c. 1600) by association with the Latin word.

Thesaurus:
acquire verb
1. T (especially written)
•I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
earn • |especially spoken get • |especially written gain • • obtain • |informal pick sth up •
acquire/get/obtain/pick up sth from sb/sth
acquire/earn/get/gain a reputation
2. T (especially written)
•He was extremely proud of his newly acquired computer skills.
learn • • pick sth up • • master •
acquire/learn/pick up/master a skill

Example Bank:
•I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother.
•When you have acquired a basic range of computing skills, you will be ready to start the job.
•to acquire a love of/taste for sth
•to acquire a reputation/bad name/criminal record/tan/look/appearance