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.

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1. acquired

   Acquired generally refers to something that has been obtained or gained through a particular process or action. This can refer to material possessions, skills, knowledge, characteristics, or conditions that one did not have previously. It often implies that some effort, learning, or experience was involved in gaining what has been acquired.

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

   US English

   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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   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. Queen Victoria:

   None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of SUCH a Father who has not his equal in this world -- so great, so good, so faultless. Try, all of you, to follow in his footsteps and don't be discouraged, for to be really in everything like him none of you, I am sure, will ever be. Try, therefore, to be like him in some points, and you will have acquired a great deal.

2. John Wooden:

   There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

3. Akash Vukoti:

   Even before kids come to this bee, they are already winners because they have acquired a lot of knowledge, it's a lot of dedication from our side, combined with his talents.

4. 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.

5. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   Learning is acquired by reading books but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man, and studying all the various editions of them.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquired