verb#1,973 by frequency

erwerben

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁbən]

to earn, gain, acquire; to acquire, to succeed to; to gradually develop, acquire, learn

Meanings

1
to earn, gain, acquire
- Es ist erworben und bezahlt.
  It's been bought and paid for.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Ich habe die Idee aufgegeben, ein Haus zu erwerben.
  Tatoeba · sigavax · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to acquire, to succeed to — irrespectively of the legal cause
- Markus ist davon besessen, zu lernen und Wissen zu erwerben.
  Mark is obsessed with learning and acquiring knowledge.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to gradually develop, acquire, learn — as opposed to being born with
4
to purchase, acquire — grandiose trope for an act of buying but never in legal languagerare