Polyglot Dictionary

adquirir

/adʒikiˈɾiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
adquiro
preterite (eu)
adquiri
past participle
adquirido

Meaning

  1. to acquire

    • Adquiri um carro.

      I acquired a car.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

erwerben

erwerben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to acquire."

Spanish

adquirir

adquirir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to acquire."

French

acquérir

acquérir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to acquire."

Practice

1 What does adquirir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ um carro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches adquirir?

verb

Last updated