adquirir — meaning in English

English meaning

• acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
• buy verb To get something by paying money for it.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.

Senses

adquirir is used for these senses in English:

• acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
• buy (transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).
• get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
• get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

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.

buy — full definition

1. verb To get something by paying money for it.
2. verb To accept something as true or believable.
3. noun Something purchased, especially a good deal.

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