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. Monica Canaza:

   We must have faith. My close friend told me she acquired three vehicles in one year. I told her :' That's great !' I also told her that I have two vehicles, in January, I will buy another baby. That is, another vehicle.

2. Sol Orien:

   The investigation is ongoing, but we recently determined that an unauthorized individual acquired certain documents from our systems, those documents are currently under review, and we are working with a third-party technological forensic firm to determine the scope of potential data that may have been involved.

3. Deadria Farmer-Paellmann:

   These are corporations that benefited from stealing people, from stealing labor, from forced breeding, from torture, from committing numerous horrendous acts, and there's no reason why they should be able to hold onto assets they acquired through such horrendous acts.

4. Fyodor Dostoevsky:

   The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

5. Joe Kaeser:

   I will consider growth to be mostly organic rather than acquired, we will not spend our money too aggressively in M&A.

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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