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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in gain, accumulation
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acquiring
verbpresent participle of acquire
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1
to come to have gradually
- from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day
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2
to receive as return for effort
- acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner
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