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obtain
ob·tain O0016500 (əb-tān′, ŏb-)v. ob·tained, ob·tain·ing, ob·tains v.tr. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.v.intr.1. To be in existence, in effect, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" (Meg Greenfield).2. Archaic To succeed.
[Middle English obteinen, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ob·tain′a·ble adj.ob·tain′er n.obtain (əbˈteɪn) vb1. (tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get2. (intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted: a new law obtains in this case. 3. (tr) archaic to arrive at4. (intr) archaic to win a victory; succeed[C15: via Old French from Latin obtinēre to take hold of, from ob- (intensive) + tenēre to hold] obˈtainable adj obˌtainaˈbility n obˈtainer n obˈtainment nob•tain (əbˈteɪn)
v.t. 1. to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through effort or request. 2. Obs. to attain or reach. v.i. 3. to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue: the morals that obtained in Rome. 4. Archaic. to succeed. [1375–1425; < Middle French obtenir « Latin obtinēre to take hold of =ob- ob- + -tinēre, comb. form of tenere to hold] ob•tain′a•ble, adj. ob•tain`a•bil′i•ty, n. ob•tain′er, n. ob•tain′ment, n. obtain1. 'obtain'If you obtain something that you want or need, you get it. I made another attempt to obtain employment.He had obtained the papers during his visits to Berlin.2. 'get''Obtain' is a formal word. You don't usually use it in conversation. Instead you use get. I got a job at the factory.He had been having trouble getting a hotel room.In writing, obtain is often used in the passive. All the above items can be obtained from most supermarkets.You need to know where this kind of information can be obtained.Be Careful!
You don't usually use 'get' in the passive. Don't say, for example, 'Maps can be got from the Tourist Office'. Say 'Maps can be obtained from the Tourist Office' or, in conversation, 'You can get maps from the Tourist Office'. obtain
Past participle: obtained
Gerund: obtaining
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| I obtain | | you obtain | | he/she/it obtains | | we obtain | | you obtain | | they obtain |
| Preterite |
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| I obtained | | you obtained | | he/she/it obtained | | we obtained | | you obtained | | they obtained |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am obtaining | | you are obtaining | | he/she/it is obtaining | | we are obtaining | | you are obtaining | | they are obtaining |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have obtained | | you have obtained | | he/she/it has obtained | | we have obtained | | you have obtained | | they have obtained |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was obtaining | | you were obtaining | | he/she/it was obtaining | | we were obtaining | | you were obtaining | | they were obtaining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had obtained | | you had obtained | | he/she/it had obtained | | we had obtained | | you had obtained | | they had obtained |
| Future |
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| I will obtain | | you will obtain | | he/she/it will obtain | | we will obtain | | you will obtain | | they will obtain |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have obtained | | you will have obtained | | he/she/it will have obtained | | we will have obtained | | you will have obtained | | they will have obtained |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be obtaining | | you will be obtaining | | he/she/it will be obtaining | | we will be obtaining | | you will be obtaining | | they will be obtaining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been obtaining | | you have been obtaining | | he/she/it has been obtaining | | we have been obtaining | | you have been obtaining | | they have been obtaining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been obtaining | | you will have been obtaining | | he/she/it will have been obtaining | | we will have been obtaining | | you will have been obtaining | | they will have been obtaining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been obtaining | | you had been obtaining | | he/she/it had been obtaining | | we had been obtaining | | you had been obtaining | | they had been obtaining |
| Conditional |
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| I would obtain | | you would obtain | | he/she/it would obtain | | we would obtain | | you would obtain | | they would obtain |
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| I would have obtained | | you would have obtained | | he/she/it would have obtained | | we would have obtained | | you would have obtained | | they would have obtained |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"dig up, excavate, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"wring from, extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious mannerkite - get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"source - get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"take out - obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent"get in, get into - secure a place in a college, university, etc.eke out, squeeze out - obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasitegain, derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"snag - get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"grab - obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" | | 2. | obtain - 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"incur, receive, get, findchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | | 3. | obtain - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"prevail, holdexist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" |
obtainverb1. get, gain, acquire, land, net, pick up, bag, secure, get hold of, come by, procure, get your hands on, score (slang), come into possession of Evans was trying to obtain a false passport.
get lose, give up, hand over, surrender, relinquish, renounce, forfeit, forgo2. achieve, get, gain, realize, accomplish, attain The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.3. (Formal) prevail, hold, stand, exist, be the case, abound, predominate, be in force, be current, be prevalent The longer this situation obtains, the bigger the problems will be.obtainverbTo come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, get, procure, secure, win.Informal: land, pick up.Translationsobtain (əbˈtein) verb to get; to become the possessor of. He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses. 獲得 获得obˈtainable adjective (negative unobtainable). 可獲得的 可获得的obtain
obtain (something) for (someone or something)To manage in gathering or gaining possession of something on behalf of someone for use with something. Did you obtain the documents for me that I requested? We'll need to obtain a search warrant for the compound.See also: obtainobtain something for someone or somethingto get or receive something for someone or something. I promised I would obtain a pet for Becky. I obtained a new part for the vacuum cleaner.See also: obtainobtain
Synonyms for obtainverb getSynonyms- get
- gain
- acquire
- land
- net
- pick up
- bag
- secure
- get hold of
- come by
- procure
- get your hands on
- score
- come into possession of
Antonyms- lose
- give up
- hand over
- surrender
- relinquish
- renounce
- forfeit
- forgo
verb achieveSynonyms- achieve
- get
- gain
- realize
- accomplish
- attain
verb prevailSynonyms- prevail
- hold
- stand
- exist
- be the case
- abound
- predominate
- be in force
- be current
- be prevalent
Synonyms for obtainverb to come into possession ofSynonyms- acquire
- come by
- gain
- get
- procure
- secure
- win
- land
- pick up
Synonyms for obtainverb come into possession ofRelated Words- carry
- dig up
- excavate
- turn up
- wring from
- extort
- kite
- acquire
- get
- source
- procure
- secure
- extract
- take out
- get in
- get into
- eke out
- squeeze out
- bum
- cadge
- grub
- mooch
- sponge
- gain
- derive
- shop
- snag
- grab
verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb be valid, applicable, or trueSynonymsRelated Words |