Meaning
to acquire
- to gain
In a sentence
Sto cercando di acquisire più esperienza al lavoro.
I'm trying to gain more experience at work.
Hai acquisito abbastanza sicurezza per guidare da solo?
Have you gained enough confidence to drive alone?
Non è facile acquisire nuovi clienti online.
It's not easy to acquire new customers online.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| acquisire | infinitive |
| acquisiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquisite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acquisivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acquisivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| acquisii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| acquisiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| acquisirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| acquisirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquisiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acquisissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acquisiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquisireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| acquisite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisendo | gerund |
| acquisito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than ottenere or prendere. Common in business, law, academia, and technical contexts.
- Often used for skills, rights, data, or companies; less natural for everyday physical objects.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho acquisito, abbiamo acquisito.