acquire

1. (transitive)To get.

   erwerben

   добыва́тьdobyvátʹ, добы́тьdobýtʹ, достава́тьdostavátʹ

   здобува́тиzdobuváty, здобу́тиzdobúty, отри́муватиotrýmuvaty

2. (transitive)To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

   to acquire a skill

   to acquire decent habits and manners

   erwerben, akquirieren

   овладева́тьovladevátʹ, овладе́тьovladétʹ, постига́тьpostigátʹ

   оволодіва́тиovolodiváty, оволоді́тиovolodíty, досяга́тиdosjaháty

   gain through experience

3. To become affected by an illness.

4. To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

5. (Canada, US)To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.

1. How did you acquire that information?

   Як ти отримав цю інформацію? — deniko

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2. He acquired the habit of smoking.

   ruОн пристрастился к курению. — Wezel

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3. She acquired the knowledge of English.

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4. We acquired it three months ago.

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5. He acquired education late in his life.

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