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acquire vs pick up

pick up vs acquire

acquire and pick up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquire No No Yes No
pick up No No Yes No
As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of acquire; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquire:
  • acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • pick up: gather or collect
acquire (verb) pick up (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) gain or regain energy
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect improve significantly; go from bad to good
gain through experience lift out or reflect from a background
gain knowledge or skills get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract eat by pecking at, like a bird
win something through one's efforts take into custody
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar take up by hand
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes
Difference between acquire and pick up

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