preacquire in All languages combined

Forms: preacquires [present, singular, third-person], preacquiring [participle, present], preacquired [participle, past], preacquired [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: pre- + acquire Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|acquire}} pre- + acquire Head templates: {{en-verb}} preacquire (third-person singular simple present preacquires, present participle preacquiring, simple past and past participle preacquired)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1993, Eve Endicott, Land Conservation Through Public/Private Partnerships, page 47",
          "text": "Franklin also lacked the financial resources to preacquire the Webster easement, so the state turned to AFT.",
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        }
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        "To acquire in advance."
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        "(transitive) To acquire in advance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preacquire"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pre",
        "3": "acquire"
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
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        "To acquire in advance."
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        "(transitive) To acquire in advance."
      ],
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"preacquire" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms