acquire+knowledge

  • 11acquire */*/ — UK [əˈkwaɪə(r)] / US [əˈkwaɪr] verb [transitive] Word forms acquire : present tense I/you/we/they acquire he/she/it acquires present participle acquiring past tense acquired past participle acquired 1) formal to get something, for example by… …

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  • 12acquire — ac|quire [ ə kwaır ] verb transitive FORMAL ** to get something, for example by buying it or being given it: We acquired the company for 100 million dollars. newly acquired: his newly acquired BMW acquire something from someone: The business was… …

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  • 13knowledge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ basic ▪ considerable, great, vast ▪ complete, comprehensive, sound …

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  • 14knowledge — knowl|edge W1S2 [ˈnɔlıdʒ US ˈna: ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: knowledge to acknowledge (13 18 centuries), from know] 1.) the information, skills, and understanding that you have gained through learning or experience ▪ You need specialist… …

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  • 15Knowledge Forum — Infobox Software name = Knowledge Forum caption = Knowledge Forum developer = IKIT latest release version = 4.8 operating system = Cross platform website = [http://www.knowledgeforum.com] Knowledge Forum is an educational software designed to… …

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  • 16acquire — ac|quire W2 [əˈkwaıə US əˈkwaır] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: aquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad to + quaerere to look for, obtain ] 1.) formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it ▪ Manning hoped to acquire… …

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  • 17acquire — [[t]əkwa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ acquires, acquiring, acquired 1) VERB If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. [FORMAL] [V n] General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m... [V n from n] I… …

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  • 18Knowledge gap hypothesis — The knowledge gap hypothesis theory suggests that each new medium increases the gap between the information rich and information poor, because of differences in access to the medium, and control over its use, among other factors.It was first… …

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  • 19knowledge worker — /ˈnɒlɪdʒ wɜkə/ (say nolij werkuh) noun a person who is employed to acquire, develop or transfer knowledge, such as a teacher, academic, programmer, researcher, etc.: *The new report … describes knowledge workers as those who are engaging in… …

  • 20acquire — verb Acquire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑museum Acquire is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑accent, ↑asset, ↑capital, ↑citizenship, ↑collection, ↑company, ↑competence, ↑confidence, ↑ …

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