Acquerir - to acquire

Acquérir [akeRiR]

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Meaning: to acquire.
Origin: OF. aquerre from L. acquirere, acquisi(v)i, acquisitus, acquirere (3) to acquire; from ad- to and quaerere to obtain. See quérir.
Cognate verbs: Sp. adquirir to acquire, Port. adquirir to acquire, It. acquisire to acquire, acquistare to buy, acquire, Occ. acquirir to acquire.

Present Indicative	Future Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Past Simple Indicative
j'acquiers tu acquiers il acquiert ns acquérons vs acquérez ils acquièrent	j'acquerrai tu acquerras il acquerra ns acquerrons vs acquerrez ils acquerront	j'acquérais tu acquérais il acquérait ns acquérions vs acquériez ils acquéraient	j'acquis tu acquis il acquit ns acquîmes vs acquîtes ils acquirent
Present Subjunctive	Imperfect Subjunctive	Present Imperative	Present Participle
que j' acquière que tu acquières qu'il acquière que ns acquérions que vs acquériez qu'ils acquièrent	que j'acquisse que tu acquisses qu' il acquît que ns acquissions que vs acquissiez qu' ils acquissent	-- acquiers! qu'il acquière! acquérons! acquérez! qu'ils acquièrent!	acquérant
			Past Participle
			acquis, -ise

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