verkrijgen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- access noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
- procure verb To obtain something, especially through effort or by particular means.
Senses
verkrijgen is used for these senses in English:
- access (transitive) To gain or obtain access to.
- achieve (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]
- acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- gain (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- procure (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
access — full definition
- noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
- verb To obtain or gain entry to something, especially information or a place.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.