Translation of "acquire" to German

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Dictionary translations for "acquire"

acquire [əˈkwaɪə] verb Conjugation

acquired / acquired / acquiring / acquires

erwerben (develop)

It is one thing to acquire knowledge; it is quite another to apply it.

Wissen erwerben ist das Eine; es anwenden, ist etwas ganz Anderes.

gewinnen (obtain)

That which is easily acquired is easily lost.

Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen.

Phrases with "acquire" (2)

acquire customers - Kunden gewinnen
acquire fortune - Vermögen erwerben

Contexts with "acquire"

It is one thing to acquire knowledge; it is quite another to apply it. Wissen erwerben ist das Eine; es anwenden, ist etwas ganz Anderes.

Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired. Sprachkompetenz ist angeboren, nicht erworben.

The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. Die zweite Hälfte des Lebens eines Menschen besteht nur aus den Gewohnheiten, die er sich während der ersten Hälfte angeeignet hat.

That which is easily acquired is easily lost. Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen.

That habit is acquired, not innate. Dieses Verhalten ist erworben, nicht angeboren.

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