steći

стећи

/stět͡ɕi/ · perfective · impf.: stjecati, sticati

VERB

to acquire; to gain; to obtain

Na tom poslu sam stekla mnogo iskustva. — I gained a lot of experience at that job.

Stekao sam utisak da nije zadovoljan. — I got the impression he wasn't happy.
(of money, property) to earn; to amass

Bogatstvo je stekao radeći u inostranstvu. — He made his fortune working abroad.

Common collocations: steći iskustvo, steći diplomu, steći pravo na nešto, steći utisak; the imperfective is sticati.

Synonyms:

dobiti zaraditi pribaviti osvojiti

Forms

Past (masc.): stekao

Imperative: steci

Antonyms: izgubiti