Meaning
to buy, purchase
- to buy or purchase
- to acquire
- to gain
- to improve
In a sentence
Devo acquistare un nuovo telefono questo mese.
I need to buy a new phone this month.
Hai acquistato i biglietti per il concerto?
Did you buy the tickets for the concert?
Con il tempo, acquista più sicurezza.
With time, he gains more confidence.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| acquistare | infinitive |
| acquistiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquistate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquista | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquistavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acquistavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acquistavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acquistavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acquistava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acquistammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| acquistai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| acquistaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| acquistasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| acquistò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| acquisterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| acquisterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| acquistiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquistiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquistassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acquistassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acquistaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acquistassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acquistasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acquisteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| acquisterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| acquistereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acquisteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acquisterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acquisterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acquistiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| acquistate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| acquista | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| acquistando | gerund |
| acquistato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'acquistare' for planned or significant purchases; 'comprare' is more casual and general.
- Avoid using it for abstract gains like 'acquiring knowledge'—use 'acquisire' instead.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho acquistato').