Collocations with "acquire"

To buy or obtain a subsidiary.

to gain prestige, often through effort

To learn or develop a skill.

to obtain or buy a share in a company, often in a formal business context

To learn or develop a skill or knowledge.

To gain knowledge by one's own efforts or abilities.

to learn or gain specialist skills and knowledge

to gain a position or quality, often officially

To gain or learn a skill over time.

to gain immunity over time

To learn or develop the skill of reading and writing.

To learn or develop the skills to get a qualification.

To get or obtain citizenship, often through a formal process.

To get or obtain a permit, often with some effort.

to gain or learn a quality over time

to learn or develop the skill of fluency

To become infected with HIV, often used in a formal or medical context.

to get or buy a collection

To learn or develop knowledge, often through study or a formal process.

To obtain or gain possession of a lease, often in a formal or business context.

To obtain or buy a property.

to start to become important

to buy or obtain shares in a company. Esp. AmE usage for 'share'.