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erwerben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  • garner verb To gather or collect something, especially over time and through effort, such as support, praise, or information.
  • procure verb To obtain something, especially through effort or by particular means.
  • purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.

Senses

erwerben is used for these senses in English:

  • acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
  • garner (often, _, figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact
  • procure (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
  • 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.

acquire — full definition

  1. verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  2. verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.

garner — full definition

  1. verb To gather or collect something, especially over time and through effort, such as support, praise, or information.
  2. noun A storehouse for grain, or a store of something.

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