erhalten

Definitions of erhalten
  1. verb
    retain possession of
    synonyms: behalten, beibehalten, halten, wahren
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    einbüßen, kommen, verlieren
    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
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    ablehnen, absprechen, abstreiten, abwehren
    refuse to let have
    aufbewahren, bewahren, festhalten, konservieren, retten, sparen
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    bewahren, lagern, speichern, verwahren
    keep or lay aside for future use
    unterbringen
    find a place for and put away for storage
    aufheben, beibehalten, zurückhalten
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
    aufzeichnen
    make a record of; set down in permanent form
    rechnen, sparen
    use cautiously and frugally
    anhäufen, einsammeln, hamstern, häufen, scheffeln, zusammensammeln
    get or gather together
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    beibehalten, besitzen, führen, haben, mögen, müssen, sollen, tragen, wiederhaben, zurückhaben
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  2. verb
    receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    synonyms: bekommen, erfahren
    anschaffen, bekommen, beschaffen, besorgen, empfangen, erarbeiten, erlangen, kriegen, vermitteln
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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    verändern, wandeln, wechseln, ändern
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  3. verb
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    synonyms: anschaffen, bekommen, beschaffen, besorgen, empfangen, erarbeiten, erlangen, kriegen, vermitteln
    bekommen, erfahren
    receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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    wiederholen, zurückholen
    recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
    erbeuten, erhaschen, fassen
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    erstehen, kaufen, verlieren
    obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    anmieten, mieten, nehmen
    engage for service under a term of contract
    aufgabeln, aufstöbern, auftreiben, organisieren
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    akzeptieren, annehmen, entgegennehmen
    receive willingly something given or offered
    erwirken, sichern, verschaffen
    come into possession of
    gutmachen, wettmachen
    regain or make up for
    erkämpfen, erwerben, gewinnen
    win something through one's efforts
    einnehmen, erzielen, holen, verdienen
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    erarbeiten
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    nutznießen
    derive a benefit from
    abholen, aufsammeln
    gather or collect
    erben
    obtain from someone after their death
    ausborgen, ausleihen, entleihen, leihen
    get temporarily
    aufspüren
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    abonnieren, beziehen, subskribieren
    receive or obtain regularly
    hehlen
    receive stolen goods
    annehmen, aufnehmen, nehmen, unterbringen
    admit into a group or community
    begrüßen
    accept gladly
    beehren, honorieren
    accept as pay
    unterbringen
    secure a place in a college, university, etc.
    aufkaufen, übernehmen
    take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
    profitieren
    make a profit; gain money or materially
    überteuern
    make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
    einsacken, einsäckeln, scheffeln
    earn large sums of money
    abwerfen, bringen, einbringen, eintragen, erbringen, ertragen
    bring in
    einkaufen
    do one's shopping
    übernehmen
    take up and practice as one's own
    zusammenkaufen
    buy on impulse without proper reflection
    aufholen, gleichziehen, wettmachen
    make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
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