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Having been gained or earned into one's possession

Having been gained through endowment or being granted

Having been developed through training or learning

Generally accepted as correct or true

Procured by purchasing

To have attained or achieved

To have received a particular treatment

To have acquired something, usually over a period of time

To have derived from

To have come upon after searching, study, or effort

Past tense for to come to have gradually, or to gain knowledge in

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Adjective

Having been gained or earned into one's possession

“Fagin is determined to find out whether Snoddy could be his real father, and whether he could be conned out of his acquired fortune.”

Adjective

Having been gained through endowment or being granted

“Eminent members of the community, who have acquired wealth, power, or fame in a world that gives nothing for nothing, are unwilling to throw away their acquired inheritance.”

Adjective

Having been developed through training or learning

“This acquired skill empowers the acting person to perceive what needs to be done.”

Adjective

Generally accepted as correct or true

well established

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

across-the-board

across the board

well-established

matter-of-course

all-encompassing

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

one-size-fits-all

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

general-purpose

with everything included

without exception

taken as a whole

on a large scale

all over the place

lock stock and barrel

the whole shebang

the big picture

all over the country

from Land's End to John O'Groats

broad in content

including all members

including all categories

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Adjective

Procured by purchasing

Verb

To have attained or achieved

got one's hands on

fell to the lot

got one's mitts on

took possession of

come into possession of

possessed oneself of

taken receipt of

took receipt of

came into possession of

got your hands on

gotten your hands on

taken possession of

got one's fingers on

got into one's hands

laid one's hands on

got possession of

splashed out on

made a purchase of

made the purchase of

went shopping for

scraped together

took control of

won possession of

walked away with

walked off with

got in exchange

gained possession of

took delivery of

took possession

begged borrow or steal

scratched together

helped oneself to

brought together

made a purchase

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“He was able to acquire a respectable fortune through entrepreneurship and prudent investment.”

Verb

To have received a particular treatment

brought upon oneself

brought upon yourself

exposed oneself to

laid yourself open to

Verb

To have acquired something, usually over a period of time

Verb

To have derived from

came into contact with

became infected with

walked off with

had conferred on one

walked away with

received a salary of

come into possession of

possessed oneself of

accepted delivery of

taken receipt of

took receipt of

got one's mitts on

scraped together

taken home earnings of

took home earnings of

came into possession of

taken possession of

took possession of

gotten your hands on

got your hands on

took delivery of

taken delivery of

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Verb

To have come upon after searching, study, or effort

had an aha moment

got wind of the fact

got wise to the fact

stumbled across

brought to light

caught sight of

become aware of

got the drift of

got the picture

gotten the picture

got the message

gotten the message

caught a glimpse of

made head or tail of

became aware of

become conscious of

clapped eyes on

got a glimpse of

got the point of

gotten a fix on

hypothesized^US

become cognizant of

gotten a load of

hazarded a guess

gotten the hang of

got the hang of

pieced together

hypothesised^UK

taken something on board

took something on board

familiarized oneself with

got one's head around

felt in one's bones

got the idea of

paid attention to

became conscious of

taken notice of

got to the bottom of

gotten to the bottom of

became cognizant of

gotten the drift

were cognizant of

been cognizant of

was cognizant of

had a sensation of

had experience of

got clued up about

had a funny feeling

had knowledge of

got the picture about

got the message about

thought through

got the impression of

caught the drift

made certain of

gotten the impression

got the impression

philosophized^US

took for granted

absorbed mentally

gotten the idea

philosophised^UK

participated in

come into contact with

become familiar with

come up against

familiarized yourself with

become expert in

become proficient in

gained an understanding of

become skilled at

acquired a knowledge of

acquired skill in

become competent in

told the difference between

decided between

made a distinction between

had information

cracked the books

gotten down pat

got to the bottom

had a sensation

gotten to the bottom

called the turn

come out of closet

cooperated with

taken for granted

contextualized^US

had someone sized up

made a distinction

had a sneaking suspicion of

told which is which

become conscious of the fact that

made an estimate of

had an awareness of

become aware of the fact that

caught on to the fact

had someone pegged

setted at variance

jumped to a conclusion

come to grips with

crystal balled it

become clear to

understood the situation

got your head round

formed an opinion of

come into contact

had a handle on

become conscious

sympathized with

caught the drift of

had an idea that

run the gauntlet

made a guess at

contextualised^UK

gotten to grips with

got to grips with

became clear to

saw the point of

seen the point of

gotten the gist

became proficient in

applied oneself to

knew inside out

known inside out

became skilled at

known backwards

became expert in

became competent in

gotten down cold

knew for certain

known for certain

gotten an eyeful of

got an eyeful of

came up against

became familiar with

came into contact with

gotten a view of

became aware of the fact that

got through one's head

gotten through one's head

became conscious of the fact that

became conscious

gotten the point

taken a shot at

went out on a limb

gone out on a limb

taken a stab at

burnt midnight oil

got the knack of

gotten the knack of

burned midnight oil

known what makes someone tick

knew what makes someone tick

gotten an eyeful

seen something coming

saw in the cards

saw something coming

seen in the cards

came into contact

came out of closet

ran the gauntlet

went along with

gone along with

came to grips with

took into consideration

gave thought to

taken into consideration

given thought to

gave a thought to

given a thought to

laid fingers on

put one's finger on

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Verb

Past tense for to come to have gradually, or to gain knowledge in

materialised^UK

materialized^US

“Brad would acquire the ability to do one-handed push-ups through regular training.”

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