erwerben
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to earn, gain, acquire
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause)
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to purchase, acquire (grandiose trope for an act of buying but never in legal language)
- (class-3, strong) to gradually develop, acquire, learn (as opposed to being born with)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbən]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German erwerben, from Old High German irwerban. Equivalent to er- + werben. Compare Dutch verwerven.
Related words
ganz in sich aufnehmen
ähnlich machen
sich aneignen
für sich entscheiden
das Rennen machen
sich ausbilden
Gewinn bringen
etw. käuflich erwerben
sich aneignen{vr}
einen Vorteil ziehen
an sich bringen
aufkaufen
adquirir
acquérir
adquirir
kazanmak
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