acheter/aʃ.te/
verb · A1 · Frequency 380
verb
Meanings
to purchase; buy
Common and core meaning, denotes exchanging money for goods or services, transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Je préfère acheter les légumes au marché.
I prefer to buy vegetables at the market.
Pour acheter ce billet, il faut présenter une pièce d'identité.
To purchase this ticket, you must show an identity document.
Elle veut acheter un ordinateur pour travailler à distance.
She wants to buy a computer to work remotely.
Collocations
- acheter une maisonto buy a house
Common mistakes
J’achete une maison
J’achète une maison
In the present-tense forms of acheter with je, tu, il and similar subjects, the stem e changes to è before a silent ending, so the form is achète.
Related words
verb
Meanings
to purchase; buy
Common and core meaning, denotes exchanging money for goods or services, transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
En achetant ses billets en ligne, elle a évité la file d'attente.
By buying her tickets online, she avoided the queue.
Il compare les prix tout en achetant les fournitures pour le bureau.
He compares prices while buying supplies for the office.
En achetant des produits locaux, nous soutenons les petits commerces.
By buying local products, we support small businesses.
verb
Meanings
to purchase; buy
Common and core meaning, denotes exchanging money for goods or services, transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
J'ai acheté une lampe pour mon bureau.
I bought a lamp for my office.
Elle a acheté ses billets en ligne hier soir.
She bought her tickets online last night.
Nous avons acheté des légumes au marché du quartier.
We bought vegetables at the neighborhood market.
Collocations
- acheter une maisonto buy a house
Common mistakes
J’achete une maison
J’achète une maison
In the present-tense forms of acheter with je, tu, il and similar subjects, the stem e changes to è before a silent ending, so the form is achète.
Related words
verb
Meanings
to purchase; buy
Common and core meaning, denotes exchanging money for goods or services, transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Elle achète du pain frais chaque matin chez le boulanger du quartier.
She buys fresh bread every morning at the neighborhood bakery.
Mon frère achète souvent ses livres d'occasion en ligne.
My brother often buys his secondhand books online.
Le service achète du matériel fiable pour le nouvel atelier.
The department purchases reliable equipment for the new workshop.
Collocations
- acheter une maisonto buy a house
Common mistakes
J’achete une maison
J’achète une maison
In the present-tense forms of acheter with je, tu, il and similar subjects, the stem e changes to è before a silent ending, so the form is achète.
Related words
verb
Meanings
to purchase; buy
Common and core meaning, denotes exchanging money for goods or services, transitive verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
Tu achètes du pain en rentrant du travail.
You buy bread on your way home from work.
Si tu achètes ce manteau maintenant, tu bénéficieras d une réduction.
If you buy this coat now, you will get a discount.