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acquired from

/əˈkwaɪəd frəm/

EN

A prepositional phrase meaning obtained or gained from a specific source, person, or place.

This rare vintage painting was acquired from a private collector in France.

Etymology

The phrase combines the past participle 'acquired' from the Latin 'acquirere' (meaning 'to seek for, gain') and the preposition 'from', which originated from Old English. The phrase emerged in Middle English to describe obtaining something from a particular origin.

Translations

简体中文
获自,从...获得,取自
繁體中文
獲自,從...獲得,取自
日本語
から取得,から入手,より獲得
한국어
로부터 얻은,로부터 획득한
Deutsch
erworben von,bezogen von
Español
adquirido de,obtenido de
Português
adquirido de,obtido de
Français
acquis de,obtenu de
Tiếng Việt
được thu nhận từ,được mua lại từ

Related Words

obtained fromgained fromprocured fromsourced from

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