erwerben
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbən] verb B2- to earn, gain, acquire · Er hat zwei Doktortitel erworben. He has earned two doctoral degrees.· Sie hat sich ausgezeichnete Computerkenntnisse erworben. She has gained excellent computer skills.
- to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause) · Als Alleinerbe meines Vaters habe ich Eigentum an diesem Grundstück erworben. As the sole heir of my father, I have succeeded into the ownership of this land lot.
- to purchase, acquire (grandiose trope for an act of buying but never in legal language) · In Mailand konnte ich diese wunderschöne Stola erwerben. In Milan I was able to purchase this wonderful stole.
- to gradually develop, acquire, learn (as opposed to being born with) · Ein erworbenes und nicht angeborenes Verhalten. An acquired but not innate behavior.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- erwerben
- Present (er)
- erwirbt
- Präteritum (er)
- erwarb
- Perfekt (er)
- hat erworben
- Infinitive with zu
- zu erwerben
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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