The difference between Acquire and Gain
When used as verbs, acquire means to get, whereas gain means to acquire possession of.
Gain is also noun with the meaning: the act of gaining.
Gain is also preposition with the meaning: against.
Gain is also adverb with the meaning: straightly.
Gain is also adjective with the meaning: straight, direct.
check bellow for the other definitions of Acquire and Gain
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To get.
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
Examples:
"He acquired a title."
"all the riches he acquired were from hard work."
"One should ''acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading."
"to acquire a skill"
"to acquire decent habits and manners"
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Acquire as a verb (medicine):
To contract.
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Acquire as a verb (computing):
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
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Gain as a preposition (obsolete):
Against.
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Gain as an adjective (obsolete):
Straight, direct; near; short.
Examples:
"the gainest way "
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Gain as an adjective (obsolete):
Suitable; convenient; ready.
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Gain as an adjective (dialectal):
Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
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Gain as an adjective (dialectal):
Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
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Gain as an adverb (obsolete):
Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
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Gain as an adverb (dialectal):
Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
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Gain as an adverb (dialectal):
Tolerably; fairly.
Examples:
"gain quiet (= fairly/pretty quiet)"
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Gain as a noun:
The act of gaining; acquisition.
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Gain as a noun:
What is gained.
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Gain as a noun (electronics):
The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To acquire possession of.
Examples:
"Looks like you've gained a new friend."
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
Examples:
"The sick man gains daily."
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Gain as a verb (transitive, dated):
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
Examples:
"to gain a battle; to gain a case at law"
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To increase.
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
Examples:
"I'm gaining (on you)."
"[[gain ground]]"
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Gain as a verb (transitive):
To reach.
Examples:
"to gain the top of a mountain"
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Gain as a verb:
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
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Gain as a verb (intransitive):
To put on weight.
Examples:
"I've been gaining."
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Gain as a verb (of a clock or watch):
To run fast.
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Gain as a noun (architecture):
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.