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獲得 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  • acquisition noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

獲得 is used for these senses in English:

  • acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
  • get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
  • take Something that is taken; a haul.

acquire — full definition

  1. verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  2. verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.

acquisition — full definition

  1. noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  2. noun Something that has been obtained or gained.

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