acquérir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French acquerir, from Old French acquerir, aquerre, from Vulgar Latin *acquaerere, from Latin quaerere. Compare also quérir, conquérir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ke.ʁiʁ/ Rhymes: -iʁ === Verb === acquérir (transitive) to acquire, to obtain Synonym: obtenir (transitive) to purchase Synonym: acheter (reflexive, s'acquérir) to gain, to win (approval, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acquisitif acquisition acquêt === Further reading === “acquérir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012