🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

adquirido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ad-kee-ree-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acquired/əˈkwaɪərd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ha adquirido mucha experiencia en su campo."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Obtained or gained through effort or experience.

    "She has acquired a wealth of knowledge through her studies."
  2. 2

    Relating to skills or traits that are developed rather than innate.

    "His acquired taste for fine wine developed over years of exposure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'acquired' originates from the Latin 'acquirere', meaning 'to gain' or 'to obtain'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of obtaining or receiving something, often through effort or experience.

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