erwerben.
to earn, gain, acquire
Meaning & usage
to earn, gain, acquire
Er hat zwei Doktortitel erworben.
Sie hat sich ausgezeichnete Computerkenntnisse erworben.
to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause)
Als Alleinerbe meines Vaters habe ich Eigentum an diesem Grundstück erworben.
to purchase, acquire (grandiose trope for an act of buying but never in legal language)
In Mailand konnte ich diese wunderschöne Stola erwerben.
to gradually develop, acquire, learn (as opposed to being born with)
Ein erworbenes und nicht angeborenes Verhalten.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German erwërben, from Old High German irwërban. Equivalent to er- + werben. Compare Dutch verwerven.
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