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acquire vs get back

get back vs acquire

acquire and get back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquire No No Yes No
get back No No Yes No
As verbs, get back is a hyponym of acquire; that is, get back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • get back: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
acquire (verb) get back (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) take revenge or even out a score
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
gain through experience get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
gain knowledge or skills
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
win something through one's efforts
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
Difference between acquire and get back

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