acquiring

Meaning

present participle and gerund of acquire

acquire

1. (transitive) To get.
2. (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
3. To become affected by an illness.
4. To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
5. (Canada, US) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.

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Synonyms

obtaining

earning

acquisition

gaining

getting

achieving

acquirement

achievement

attainment

procurance

procuring

receiving

sight

home on

accomplishment

homing on

accumulation

aim

attaining

collimate

gain

laying

pointing

possessing

Translations

adquisició

obtention

aquisição

erwerbend

acquérant

أخْذ

إِحْراز

حُصُول

assoliment

منال

consecució

Akquisition

Erwerb

اِكْتِساب

نيْل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/