acquired
- adjective
- /əˈkwaɪərd/
- Specialized
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adquirido
- His taste for fine wine is an acquired preference that he developed over time.
And he says virtue is something acquired by practice, right?
- And he says virtue is something acquired by practice, right?
- And to thread it through with newly accrued and acquired wisdom.
- So that's an acquired skill, didn't I working thing.
- Well, her newly acquired wealth, she was married to the dude.
Examples
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We wrote an essay called Life is an Acquired Taste.
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Well, her newly acquired wealth, she was married to the dude.
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People just it's, it's, it's an acquired experience.
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What are my options or are they acquired or so they they are?
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You're really running your life with your programs acquired from other people.
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It had to come from a program up here that was acquired and learned in some way.
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And to thread it through with newly accrued and acquired wisdom.
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So that's an acquired skill, didn't I working thing.
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So that's an example of the avoidance responses acquired through Trump.
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Her ability to speak multiple languages is an acquired skill developed through years of study.
Synonyms
Gained by experience or training rather than being natural
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A serious disease that weakens the immune system and spreads mainly through sex, blood, or dirty needles
- Specialized
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4.2
Protection the body develops after meeting a disease or getting a vaccine to prevent future sickness
- Specialized
A condition in which the body holds too much iron because of repeated blood transfusions or a high-iron diet
- Specialized
A learned automatic response to a signal, for example salivating at a bell
How Acquired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word acquired comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and quaerere ('to seek' or 'get'), and it shares the same root as require. So something acquired is something you 'get' or 'learn' after birth, not something you are born with.