acquire

Verb

• gain through experience
  • I acquired a strong aversion to television
    
  • Children must develop a sense of right and wrong
    
  • Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position
    
  • develop a passion for painting
    

• gain knowledge or skills
  • She learned dancing from her sister
    
  • I learned Sanskrit
    
  • Children acquire language at an amazing rate
    

• win something through one's efforts
  • I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
    
  • Gain an understanding of international finance
    

• locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  • He grew a beard
    
  • The patient developed abdominal pains
    
  • I got funny spots all over my body
    
  • Well-developed breasts
    

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • His voice took on a sad tone
    
  • The story took a new turn
    
  • he adopted an air of superiority
    
  • She assumed strange manners
    
  • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
    

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
    
  • They acquired a new pet
    
  • Get your results the next day
    
  • Get permission to take a few days off from work
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  develop , evolve , learn , larn , win , gain , grow , produce , get , assume , adopt , take on , take