"acquire" meaning in All languages combined

See acquire on Wiktionary

Verb [Englisch]

IPA: ʌ.kwaɪ.ɚ Audio: en-us-acquire.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present acquire, he acquires, she acquires, it acquires, simple past acquired, present participle acquiring, past participle acquired
  1. (käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen
    Sense id: de-acquire-en-verb-cQRJBr21
  2. sich Wissen aneignen
    Sense id: de-acquire-en-verb-FGHIgI67
  3. jemanden werben
    Sense id: de-acquire-en-verb-e25q3lau
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acquirement, acquisition, acquisitive, acquisitiveness Translations ((käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen): ankaufen (Deutsch), erlangen (Deutsch), erreichen (Deutsch), gewinnen (Deutsch), erwerben (Deutsch), sich anschaffen (Deutsch), erstehen (Deutsch) Translations (jemanden werben): akquirieren (Deutsch), werben (Deutsch) Translations (sich Wissen aneignen): erarbeiten (Deutsch), erwerben (Deutsch), erlernen (Deutsch), sich aneignen (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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        }
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          "text": "It will become even more difficult to acquire new customers.",
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    {
      "word": "earn"
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    {
      "word": "gain"
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    {
      "word": "gather"
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    {
      "word": "get"
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    {
      "word": "have"
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    {
      "word": "obtain"
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    {
      "word": "procure"
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    {
      "word": "realize"
    },
    {
      "word": "secure"
    },
    {
      "word": "win"
    },
    {
      "word": "accomplish"
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    {
      "word": "learn thoroughly"
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      "word": "master"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ankaufen"
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      "sense": "(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
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      "form": "simple present acquire"
    },
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      "form": "he acquires"
    },
    {
      "form": "she acquires"
    },
    {
      "form": "it acquires"
    },
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          "text": "The participants acquire an in-depth knowledge in fields of engineering design and materials.",
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        }
      ],
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          "text": "It will become even more difficult to acquire new customers.",
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        }
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        "jemanden werben"
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    {
      "word": "earn"
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    {
      "word": "gain"
    },
    {
      "word": "gather"
    },
    {
      "word": "get"
    },
    {
      "word": "have"
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    {
      "word": "obtain"
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    {
      "word": "procure"
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    {
      "word": "realize"
    },
    {
      "word": "secure"
    },
    {
      "word": "win"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "sense": "(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ankaufen"
    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "erlangen"
    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "gewinnen"
    },
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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    {
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      "sense": "sich Wissen aneignen",
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      "word": "erarbeiten"
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
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      "sense": "sich Wissen aneignen",
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      "word": "erlernen"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sich Wissen aneignen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "sich aneignen"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "jemanden werben",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "akquirieren"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "werben"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acquire"
}

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