Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: acquired
IPA transcription: [əkw'aɪɚd]
Pronunciations of acquired
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: acquired
    Meaning: gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"
Usage examples
  • The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom.
  • Can all this money be badly acquired?"
  • Mines had acquired for him a dramatic interest.
  • It was clear that from SOMEWHERE money had been acquired.
  • "Very much, indeed; all the more as I acquired the language.
  • To such as himself,--Members without an acquired name,--men did not seem to listen at all.
  • The man of low cunning had, of course, acquired a mastery over the man of high simplicity.
  • Am I his rival, or does he profess arms, that he should envy the fame I have acquired in them?"
  • He had been at Cambridge, doubtless had heard Newton lecture, and had acquired a great veneration for him.
  • Consideration is not acquired by words; an article so precious demands a real value; it demands also the assistance of discretion.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Myst, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Final Fantasy VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oriel College, Oxford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ray Kurzweil, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bird, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Aggie Bonfire, License CC BY-SA 4.0