All 5 Uses of
acquire
in
The Giver
- Though Jonas had only become a Five the year that they acquired Lily and learned her name, he remembered the excitement, the conversations at home, wondering about her: how she would look, who she would be, how she would fit into their established family unit.
p. 12.9acquired = obtained (came into the possession of)
- "The fourth essential attribute," the Chief Elder said, "is wisdom."
Jonas has not yet acquired that.p. 63.4
- We are convinced that Jonas has the ability to acquire wisdom.
p. 63.5 *acquire = obtain (come into possession of)
- A sail perhaps on ocean, next time, for Jonas had a memory of ocean, now, and knew what it was; he knew that there were sailboats there, too, in memories yet to be acquired.
p. 117.6acquired = obtained (come into possession of)
- I think that they can, and that they will acquire some wisdom.
p. 156.1acquire = obtain (come into possession of)
Definition:
obtain (come into the possession of something)