acquired

/əˈkwaɪɚd/

verbadjectivea · cquired

Think: “I ACQUIRED it, so I can say ‘I’ inside it” → acqu-I-red (the word hides an ‘I’ sound: /kwaɪ/).

Yes, it's acquired. The tricky part is the middle: it’s **-cquired-** (like **inquire/require**), with **ui** making the long **ī** sound (/aɪ/).

Definitions

  1. verbpast tense and past participle of acquire; got or obtained something (often through effort, learning, or experience).
  2. adjectivelearned or developed over time rather than inborn; gained through experience (e.g., an acquired skill or acquired taste).

Examples

  • “She acquired a new laptop after saving for months.”
  • “Over the summer, he acquired confidence by practicing every day.”
  • “Spicy food was an acquired taste for me, but now I love it.”

Synonyms

obtainedgainedearnedsecuredattained

Antonyms

lostgave up

Translations

ES adquiridoPT adquiridoFR acquis

Common misspellings

aquiredacquredacqiredacquieredacquairedacquyredacquirdacqureid

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