acquire
verb (used with object)
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
has acquired
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present perfectof acquire (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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German media reported that Berlin has acquired the French technology and is testing it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In just under three months, 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke - the founder and face of India's Gen Z "cockroach" protests - has acquired the kind of celebrity status normally reserved for a breakout actor or cricketer.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ahead of the joint exercises, U.S. and South Korean officials said they would incorporate responses to lessons drawn from North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia, including drone tactics that Pyongyang has acquired on the battlefield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Morningstar, which has acquired the Center for Research in Securities Prices, won’t adjust a company’s float “until at least” the end of the lockup period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Silversmith, printmaker, businessman, and patriot, Revere has acquired heroic status thanks to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s long poem about his legendary midnight ride, and Copley’s painting has become virtually an American icon.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
