Acquiring has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The millionaire insisted on acquiring the masterpiece no matter how much it cost. | |
| 2. | He was charged with acquiring criminal property. | |
| 3. | The most laudable way of acquiring books is by writing them yourself. | |
| 4. | The pleasure of possessing is not in my estimation worth the trouble of acquiring. | |
| 5. | So-called "foreign" words, i.e. those which the majority of languages have taken from one source, are used in Esperanto without modification, acquiring only Esperanto spelling; but when faced with a number of words derived from one root, it is better to leave only the fundamental word unmodified and from this create the derivatives according to the rules of Esperanto. | |
| 6. | I do not object to your learning English for the sake of acquiring knowledge or for the sake of earning your livelihood but I object to your giving so much importance to English and giving a low place to your national language, Hindi. I do not think it is right on your part to use in your conversation with your friends and relatives any other language than your national language or your mother tongue. Have love for your own language. | |
| 7. | We are acquiring a bit of elephant ivory in that market of Saigon. | |
| 8. | Tom has a facility for acquiring foreign languages. | |
| 9. | Say, at the moment I'm considering acquiring a used bike of 150 or 250 cc for more or less a hundred thousand Japanese yen. | |
| 10. | I am not interested in acquiring wealth. |