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[ uh b-teyn ] SHOW IPA
/ əbˈteɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
Obsolete . to attain or reach.
verb (used without object) to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
Archaic . to succeed.
Origin of obtain 1375–1425; late Middle English obteinen, from Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre “to take hold of,” equivalent to ob- ob- + -tinēre (combining form of tenēre “to hold”)
SYNONYMS FOR obtain 1 gain, achieve, earn, win, attain.
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synonym study for obtain 1 . See get.
OTHER WORDS FROM obtain ob·tain·a·ble, adjective ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun ob·tain·er, noun ob·tain·ment, noun
pre·ob·tain, verb (used with object) pre·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective re·ob·tain, verb (used with object) re·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective un·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective un·ob·tained, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for obtain In order to extend their legal residence in the United States, they had to obtain other visas.
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That McCulloch failed to obtain an indictment of Wilson means only one thing: He did not want to obtain an indictment.
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The investigation stems from Dec. 2013 charges that 25 Russian diplomats allegedly tried to obtain fraudulent Medicaid benefits.
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The interview then shifts to interrogation, which is a conversation intended to obtain inculpatory statements.
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It is only through faith and love that a man can obtain blessedness.
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Father intends to appeal to Parliament, but even in Parliament he fears he cannot obtain justice.
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By properly boiling the liquid and filtering it, you can obtain from it a perfectly transparent beef-tea.
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You live in a land where instruction should not be difficult to obtain .
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HOW to obtain the fruit which we felt convinced must grow near at hand was our first thought.
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British Dictionary definitions for obtain verb (tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get
(intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted a new law obtains in this case
(tr) archaic to arrive at
(intr) archaic to win a victory; succeed
Derived forms of obtain obtainable , adjective obtainability , noun obtainer , noun obtainment , noun Word Origin for obtain C15: via Old French from Latin obtinēre to take hold of, from ob- (intensive) + tenēre to hold
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