Definitions for Acquired
ac·quired

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquiredadjective

   gotten through environmental forces

   "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquiredadjective

   Developed postfetally; not congenital.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acquiredparticip. adj.

   Gained by one’s self, in opposition to those things which are bestowed by nature.

   Etymology: from acquire.

   We are seldom at ease, and free enough from the solicitation of our natural or adopted desires; but a constant succession of uneasinesses, out of that stock, which natural wants, or acquired habits, have heaped up, take the will in their turns. John Locke.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Acquired

   of Acquire

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Acquired' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2677

How to pronounce Acquired?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Acquired in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acquired in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Acquired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Acquired in a Sentence

1. Andrew Carnegie:

   Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

2. The Hitopadesa:

   Knowledge acquired by a man of low degree places him on a level with a prince, as a small river attains the irremeable ocean; and his fortune is then exalted.

3. Kumar Dharmarajan:

   It is premature to conclude that factors intrinsic to the hospital on weekends like reduced staffing or the increased number of covering providers are primarily responsible for the greater number of hospital-acquired conditions among weekend admissions, it is not clear that the weekend is a less safe time for patients.

4. Trey Gowdy:

   Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner, is scheduled to testify Thursday about her role as secretary of state during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Trey Gowdy said Sunday that the 12-member bipartisan committee has acquired Stephens ’ emails from that time and suggested dozens more witnesses will be called. Clinton is an important witness, but she is one witness, i understand that there's more attention associated with her. But from my perspective, I am much more interested in Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received, than I am Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received.

5. Saadi, On the Duties of Society:

   He that has acquired learning and nor practised what he has learnt, is like a man who ploughs but sows no seed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Acquired
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acquired
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Acquired
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acquired