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How to spell acquired

Acquired is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-R-E-D.

What it means: Gained or obtained something through effort or purchase.

In a sentence: The school library acquired fifty new mystery novels this week. ▶

The part people get wrong

Remember the c before qu, and drop the silent e before -ed.

Same family: acquire, acquires, acquirer, acquiring. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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