Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract:
— They acquired a new pet.

synoniem: get.

Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

synoniemen: adopt, assume, take, take on.

Roget 785: receive; take etc. 789; acquire etc. 775; admit.    take in, catch, touch; pocket; put into one's pocket, put into one's purse; accept; take off one's hands.    be received; come in, come to hand; pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand; go into one's pocket; fall to one's lot, fall to one's share; come to one, fall to one; accrue; have given to one etc. 784.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 810: receive etc. 785; take money; draw from, derive from; acquire etc. 775; take etc. 789.    bring in, yield, afford, pay, return; accrue etc. (be received from) 785.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: aannemen

Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).

synoniemen: develop, get, grow, produce.

Roget 161: produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture; weave, forge, coin, carve, chisel; build, raise, edify, rear, erect, put together, set up, run up; establish, constitute, compose, organize, institute; achieve, accomplish etc. (complete) 729.    flower, bear fruit, fructify, teem, ean^†, yean^†, farrow, drop, pup, kitten, kindle; bear, lay, whelp, bring forth, give birth to, lie in, be brought to bed of, evolve, pullulate, usher into the world.    make productive etc. 168; create; beget, get, generate, fecundate, impregnate; procreate, progenerate^†, propagate; engender; bring into being, call into being, bring into existence; breed, hatch, develop, bring up.    induce, superinduce; suscitate^†; cause etc. 153; acquire etc. 775.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: ontwikkelen

Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar.

Win something through one's efforts:
— I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese.

synoniemen: gain, win.

Roget 775: acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect etc. (assemble) 72; pick, pickup; glean.    find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest.    profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket etc. (wealth) 803.    treasure up etc. (store) 636; realize, clear; produce etc. 161; take etc. 789.    get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate^†, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own.    come by, come in for; receive etc. 785; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to.    get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession.    be profitable etc. adj.; pay, answer.    accrue etc. (be received) 785.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: komen, nemen, scheppen, verkrijgen, verwerven, winnen

Gain knowledge or skills:
— Children acquire language at an amazing rate.

synoniemen: larn, learn.

Nederlands: verkrijgen, leren, meenemen, ondervinden, opsteken

Gain through experience:
— I acquired a strong aversion to television.

synoniemen: develop, evolve.