Definitions for obtainəbˈteɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•tainəbˈteɪn(v.t.)
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through effort or request.
Obs. to attain or reach.
(v.i.)to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue:
the morals that obtained in Rome.
Archaic. to succeed.
Origin of obtain:
1375–1425; < MF obtenir蠐 L obtinēre to take hold of =ob-ob-+-tinēre, comb. form of tenere to hold
ob•tain′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obtain(verb)
come into possession of
"How did you obtain the visa?"
receive, get, find, obtain, incur(verb)
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"
prevail, hold, obtain(verb)
be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obtain(verb)əbtˈeɪn
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.
Wiktionary
obtain(Verb)
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
obtain(Verb)
To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
obtain(Verb)
To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
obtain(Verb)
To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
obtain(Verb)
To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
Origin: From obtenir, optiner et al., and obtenir, from obtinere, from ob- + tenere.
Webster Dictionary
Obtain(verb)
to hold; to keep; to possess
Obtain(verb)
to get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way
Obtain(verb)
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
Obtain(verb)
to prevail; to succeed
Translations for obtain
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
obtain(verb)
to get; to become the possessor of
He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses.
- verkry, bekomAfrikaans
- يَنال، يَحْصَل عَلىArabic
- получавамBulgarian
- obterPortuguese (BR)
- obdržetCzech
- erlangenGerman
- opnåDanish
- αποκτώ, εξασφαλίζωGreek
- obtener, conseguirSpanish
- saamaEstonian
- بدست آوردنFarsi
- saadaFinnish
- obtenirFrench
- לְהָשִׂיגHebrew
- प्राप्त करना, अस्तित्व में होनाHindi
- dobiti, osvojitiCroatian
- (meg)kapHungarian
- mendapatkanIndonesian
- aflaIcelandic
- ottenereItalian
- 得るJapanese
- 획득하다Korean
- gauti,įsigytiLithuanian
- iegūt, dabūtLatvian
- memperolehiMalay
- verkrijgenDutch
- få, skaffe seg, oppnåNorwegian
- uzyskaćPolish
- بدست آوردنPersian
- لاس ته راوړلPashto
- obterPortuguese
- a obţineRomanian
- получатьRussian
- získaťSlovak
- pridobiti (si)Slovenian
- dobitiSerbian
- [lyckas] få, skaffa sigSwedish
- ได้รับThai
- elde etmekTurkish
- 獲得Chinese (Trad.)
- одержувати; діставатиUkrainian
- حاصل کرناUrdu
- đạt đượcVietnamese
- 获得Chinese (Simp.)
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