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acquisition
Noun
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Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it.
The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal.
Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults.
A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful.
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An acquisition is something that you got.
The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants.
date
Noun
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A date is a particular day in a month or year.
"What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."
Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.
The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.
Please write your birth date here.
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A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.
Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?
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A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.
I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.
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You date is the person you are meeting romantically.
Who's your date for the dance?
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If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.
To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.
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A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.
date
Verb
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If you date something, you write the date on it.
You need to date this form at the top, here.
The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.
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If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.
We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.
Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.
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If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.
Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.
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If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.
The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940 - 1945).
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If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.
They dated for almost a year in high school.