acquire
Verb
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subtypes:
- isolate - obtain in pure form
- get back, win back - recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
- express, extract, press out - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- come by, come into - obtain, especially accidentally
- buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
- charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take - engage for service under a term of contract
- have, receive - get something; come into possession of
- turn - get by buying and selling
- buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
- find - obtain through effort or management
- glom - seize upon or latch onto something
- come upon, enter upon, luck into - take possession of
- come up, find, get hold, line up - get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- accept, have, take - receive willingly something given or offered
- obtain - come into possession of
- find, recover, regain, retrieve - get or find back; recover the use of
- catch - get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- recoup, recover, recuperate - regain or make up for
- reclaim, repossess - claim back
- find, regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- acquire, gain, win - win something through one's efforts
- bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- earn, garner, win - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- benefit, gain, profit - derive a benefit from
- partake, partake in, share - have, give, or receive a share of
- preempt - acquire for oneself before others can do so
- preempt - gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- call for, collect, gather up, pick up - gather or collect
- inherit - obtain from someone after their death
- borrow - get temporarily
- pick up - get in addition, as an increase
- get - acquire as a result of some effort or action
- poll - get the votes of
same as: get -
is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes: re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse
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is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
- feather, fledge - grow feathers
- regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
- spring - develop suddenly
- sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- stool, tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
- leaf - produce leaves, of plants
- pod - produce pods, of plants
- teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
- pupate - develop into a pupa
- get up, work up - develop
- cut - have grow through the gums
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subtypes: cozen - cheat or trick
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subtypes:
- relearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
- catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
- absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in - take up mentally
- hit the books, study - learn by reading books
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is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original natureverb group:
- acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- develop, explicate, formulate - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- develop - generate gradually
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