adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/əˈkwaɪɹd/
Received-Pronunciation:/əˈkwaɪəd/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
CMU ARPABET:AH0 K W AY1 ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Developed after birth; not congenital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of acquire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquired.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
gotten through environmental forces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُكْتَسَب
(muktasab)
— medicine: developed after birth
Dutch:
verworven
— medicine: developed after birth
Finnish:
hankinnainen
— medicine: developed after birth
French:
acquis
— medicine: developed after birth
German:
erworben
— medicine: developed after birth
Indonesian:
dapatan
— medicine: developed after birth
Indonesian:
akuisita
— medicine: developed after birth
Korean:
후천적
(hucheonjeok)
— medicine: developed after birth
Macedonian:
стекнат
(steknat)
— medicine: developed after birth
Persian:
الفخته
(alfaxte)
— medicine: developed after birth
Persian:
توخته
(tuxte)
— medicine: developed after birth
Persian:
بهدستآمده
(pedastāmade)
— medicine: developed after birth
Polish:
nabyty
— medicine: developed after birth
Spanish:
adquirido
— medicine: developed after birth
Ukrainian:
набутий
(nabutyj)
— medicine: developed after birth