anschaffen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- prostitute noun A person who has sex with others in exchange for money.
- purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.
Senses
anschaffen is used for these senses in English:
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- prostitute (transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]
- 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.
get — full definition
- verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
- verb To fetch or bring something.
- verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
- verb To understand something.
prostitute — full definition
- noun A person who has sex with others in exchange for money.
- verb To sell (oneself or one's talents) for money in a way seen as demeaning.