Information about the word acquire (English → Esperanto: akiri)

Synonyms: gain, get, obtain, secure, impetrate

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/əˈkwaɪ̯ə*/
Hyphenationac·quire
Shavian alphabet𐑩𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼
Deseret alphabet𐐯𐐿𐐶𐐴𐐯𐑉

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) acquire(I) acquired
(thou) acquirest(thou) acquiredst
(he) acquires, acquireth(he) acquired
(we) acquire(we) acquired
(you) acquire(you) acquired
(they) acquire(they) acquired
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) acquire (I) acquired
(thou) acquire(thou) acquired
(he) acquire(he) acquired
(we) acquire(we) acquired
(you) acquire(you) acquired
(they) acquire(they) acquired
Imperative mood
acquire
Participles
Present participlePast participle
acquiringacquired

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Translations

Afrikaansverwerf; verkry
Catalanadquirir
Dutchverkrijgen; verwerven
Esperantoakiri
Faeroesefáa; útvega
Finnishhankkia
Frenchacquérir
Germansich erwerben; erwerben
Italianacquisire; ottenere
Papiamentoatkirí
Portugueseadquirir
Russianприобретать
Saterland Frisianärloangje
Spanishadquirir
Swedishförvärva
Turkishalmak