acquires
USuh-KWY-urz/əˈkwaɪɚz/UKuh-KWY-uhz/əˈkwaɪəz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of acquire.
The company acquires smaller startups to expand into new markets.
A young child acquires language through daily conversation rather than formal lessons.
Note
Every meaning of the verb travels with this form, so the subject and object decide which one is in play. A firm acquires a rival, and a patient acquires an infection. A recording system acquires signals and turns them into digital values. In American and Canadian usage, a sight or detector acquires a target, locking on so that an attack becomes possible.
acquires is a form of acquire
acquire, verb: To gain something, usually through one's own effort, and come to hold it as one's own. Full entry
- Spelling
- acquire → acquires: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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