adquirir

to acquire, to obtain

verb ahd-kee-REER Less Common

Origin: From Latin acquirere.

Usage Note

Adquirir has a vowel change in stressed syllables: adquiero, adquieres, adquiere, adquieren. It is formal and used for gaining skills, property, or habits (adquirir experiencia, adquirir una propiedad). The noun is adquisición (acquisition). In everyday speech comprar (to buy) is more natural for purchases.

Examples

"Adquirió el hábito de leer cada noche."

Natural Translation

She acquired the habit of reading every night.

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