erwerben
Meaning
- (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)
Concepts
Synonyms
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
Translations
adquirir
acquérir
adquirir
verwerven
kazanmak
acquisireFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbən]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German erwerben, from Old High German irwerban. Equivalent to er- + werben. Compare Dutch verwerven.
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