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1. (v.t.) obtain
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through effort or request.
2. obtain
Obs. to attain or reach.
3. (v.i.) obtain
to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue:
the morals that obtained in Rome.
4. obtain
Archaic. to succeed.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < MF obtenir&indirdesc; L obtinēre to take hold of =ob-ob-+-tinēre, comb. form of tenere to hold)
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| Definition of 'obtain' |
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1. (verb) obtain
come into possession of
"How did you obtain the visa?"
2. (verb) receive, get, find, obtain, incur
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
3. (verb) prevail, hold, obtain
be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
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1. (verb) obtain
to get sth, usually through effort
You must pass the test in order to obtain a license.; She obtained legal advice from a friend studying law.
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| Definition of 'obtain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) obtain
to hold; to keep; to possess
2. (verb) obtain
to get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way
3. (verb) obtain
to become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer
4. (verb) obtain
to prevail; to succeed
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Sense: to get; to become the possessor of
He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses.
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 Afrikaans: verkry, bekom |
 Arabic: يَنال، يَحْصَل عَلى |
 Bulgarian: получавам |
 Brazilian: obter |
 Czech: obdržet |
 German: erlangen |
 Danish: opnå |
 Greek: αποκτώ, εξασφαλίζω |
 Spanish: obtener, conseguir |
 Estonian: saama |
 Farsi: بدست آوردن |
 Finnish: saada |
 French: obtenir |
 Hebrew: לְהָשִׂיג |
 Hindi: प्राप्त करना, अस्तित्व मे |
 Croatian: dobiti, osvojiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)kap |
 Indonesian: mendapatkan |
 Icelandic: afla |
 Italian: ottenere |
 Japanese: 得る |
 Korean: 획득하다 |
 Lithuanian: gauti,įsigyti |
 Latvian: iegūt, dabūt |
 Malay: memperolehi |
 Dutch: verkrijgen |
 Norwegian: få, skaffe seg, oppnå |
 Polish: uzyskać |
 Persian: بدست آوردن |
 Pashto: لاس ته راوړل |
 Portuguese: obter |
 Romanian: a obţine |
 Russian: получать |
 Slovak: získať |
 Slovenian: pridobiti (si) |
 Serbian: dobiti |
 Swedish: [lyckas] få, skaffa sig |
 Thai: ได้รับ |
 Turkish: elde etmek |
 Taiwanese: 獲得 |
 Ukrainian: одержувати; діставати |
 Urdu: حاصل کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đạt được |
 Chinese: 获得 |
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