verwerven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- digestion noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
- procure verb To obtain something, especially through effort or by particular means.
- purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.
Senses
verwerven is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- digestion The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- procure (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
- purchase To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
- purchase To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
- purchase To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
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.
acquire — full definition
- verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.