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erstehen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.

Senses

erstehen is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

purchase — full definition

  1. verb To buy something by paying money for it.
  2. noun Something bought, or the act of buying it.
  3. noun A firm grip or mechanical hold used to move or lift something heavy.

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