See acquire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “get, gain”",
"word": "abandon"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “get, gain”",
"word": "lose"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "discard"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "dispose"
}
],
"derived": [
{
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"word": "acquihire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquirability"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquirable"
},
{
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"word": "acquired taste"
},
{
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"word": "acquiree"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquirer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquiry"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "after-acquired title"
},
{
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"word": "preacquire"
},
{
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"word": "pre-acquired"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "reacquire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "unacquire"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "acqueren"
},
"expansion": "Middle English acqueren",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "aquerre"
},
"expansion": "Old French aquerre",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "acquirō"
},
"expansion": "Latin acquirō",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "acquires",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "acquiring",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "acquired",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "acquired",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "glossary",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "acquire",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hypernyms": [
{
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"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "have"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ac‧quire"
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "annex"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "bank"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "buy"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "capture"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "corral"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "seize"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:acquire",
"word": "take"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquisition"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquirement"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquisitive"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "acquisitory"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "obtain"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "reach"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "28 32 9 14 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 30 11 13 32",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Middle English translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 29 9 19 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Persian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To get."
],
"id": "en-acquire-en-verb-BEEvsM5U",
"links": [
[
"get",
"get"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To get."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "attain"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "come by"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "earn"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "gain"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "obtain"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "procure"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "secure"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 21 16 0 4",
"sense": "get, gain",
"word": "win"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "aanleer"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥaṣala",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "حَصَلَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "jeṙkʻ berel",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "ձեռք բերել"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "stanal",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "ստանալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "əldə etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "sahib olmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"note": "e.g. friends",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "qazanmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"note": "e.g. knowledge",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "almaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nabyvácʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "набыва́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nabýcʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "набы́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pridobívam",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "придоби́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pridobíja",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "придоби́я"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "realiziram",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "реализирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huòdé",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "獲得 /获得"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qǔdé",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "取得"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "akwirya"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "získávat"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "získat"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "anskaffe"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "erhverve"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "opkøbe"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "skaffe"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "få"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "verwerven"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "verkrijgen"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "akiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "omandama"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "hankima"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "hankkia"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acquérir"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "obter"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acadar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "erwerben"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ktáomai",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "κτάομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "jogua"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "rakhásh",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "רכש"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kibél",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קיבל"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hisíg",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "השיג"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "szerez"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "hozzájut"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acquisire"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakutoku suru",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "獲得する"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hoekdeukhada",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "획득하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "peydakirdin",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "پەیداکردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "potior"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acquirō"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "nancīscor"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "iegūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pridobiva",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "придобива"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pridobie",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "придобие"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "peroleh"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "kiseb"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "kaitaonga"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "tango"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acqueren"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "oppnå"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "be dast âvardan",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "به دست آوردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "nabywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "nabyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobyvátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "добыва́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobýtʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "добы́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostavátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "достава́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "доста́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naživátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нажива́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nažítʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нажи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "получа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučítʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "получи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priobretátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "приобрета́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priobrestí",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "приобрести́"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "сте̏ћи"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "stȅći"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "získavať"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "získať"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pridobivati"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pridobiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "obtener"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "införskaffa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "förvärva"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "uppköpa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "skaffa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "få"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "edinmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobuváty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "здобува́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobúty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "здобу́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 10 16 0 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otrýmuvaty",
"sense": "to get",
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},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "peroleh"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "kiseb"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "kaitaonga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "tango"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "acqueren"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "oppnå"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "be dast âvardan",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "به دست آوردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "nabywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "nabyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobyvátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "добыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobýtʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "добы́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostavátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "достава́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "доста́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naživátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нажива́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nažítʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нажи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "получа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučítʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "получи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priobretátʹ",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "приобрета́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priobrestí",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "приобрести́"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "сте̏ћи"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "stȅći"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "získavať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "získať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pridobivati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pridobiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "obtener"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "införskaffa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "förvärva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "uppköpa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "skaffa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "edinmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobuváty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "здобува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobúty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "здобу́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otrýmuvaty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отри́мувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otrýmaty",
"sense": "to get",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отри́мати"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "đạt được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to get",
"word": "kiếm được"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "aanleer"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iktasaba",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "اِكْتَسَبَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "kasaba",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "كَسَبَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "rabiḥa",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "رَبِحَ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "postigam",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "постигам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "spečelvam",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "спечелвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "akwirya"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "erhverve"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "verwerven"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "verkrijgen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "opdoen"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "omandama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "hankima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "hankkia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "acquérir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "erwerben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "akquirieren"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ktáomai",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "κτάομαι"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "szerez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "megszerez"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "acquisire"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "eru",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "得る"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "nancīscor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "teneo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "potior"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ovladevátʹ",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "овладева́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ovladétʹ",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "овладе́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postigátʹ",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "постига́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postíčʹ",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пости́чь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "postígnutʹ",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пости́гнуть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "adquirir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "förvärva"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ovolodiváty",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "оволодіва́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ovolodíty",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "оволоді́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dosjaháty",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "досяга́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dosjahtý",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "досягти́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nabuváty",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "набува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nabúty",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "набу́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "thu được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "đạt được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own",
"word": "giành được"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "medical: become affected by an illness",
"word": "tutulmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "medical: become affected by an illness",
"word": "yoluxmaq"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "medical: become affected by an illness",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "medical: become affected by an illness",
"word": "drabbas av"
}
],
"word": "acquire"
}
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