Definition of obtain in English:

obtain

verb əbˈteɪn

1with object Get, acquire, or secure (something)
adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain
Example sentencesExamples
- After genetic isolation of P insertion chromosomes, the flanking sequences were obtained by inverse PCR and sequenced.
- Serum samples were also obtained from 25 healthy blood donors which served as controls.
- The results obtained by the 2 methods of specimen handling and DNA extraction were indistinguishable.
- He suggested that his apparent support for official policy was obtained under duress.
- The parameter estimates were obtained using simulated maximum likelihood with Halton sequences as described by Train.
- If the consent is dishonestly obtained, then there is still dishonesty.
- Under the old billing system, accountants and corporate officers could not easily obtain necessary data or documents.
- Probes were obtained by PCR amplification of the indicated loci.
- All estimates are obtained using four driving values and bridge sampling.
- The licensed acupuncturist also obtains informed consent from each patient.
- Maps obtained in these studies are based on the third and the fourth extractions.
- The commissioner found that the leave form was not authorised and the sick certificate was fraudulently obtained.
- The volume of apoplastic fluid obtained by centrifugation increased gradually when the centrifugal forces increased.
- Because he felt as if he could never obtain what the couple shared.
- We understand that over one million people in South Africa have fraudulently obtained licences or have none at all.
- Do they use the same sort of violence and threats to obtain what they want?
- But the bill does not definitively bar statements obtained under torture or other abuse.
- The analysis was performed on natural log-transformed data, and parameters were obtained directly from the analysis.
- A new strain was one that had not been isolated from sputum samples previously obtained from an individual patient.
- Consent was also obtained from parents and students.
Synonyms
get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given
gain, derive, earn, achieve, attain, win, draw, reap
buy, purchase
informal get/lay hold of, get/lay one's hands on, get one's mitts on, grab, bag, land, net
British informal blag
South African informal schlenter
2formal no object Be prevalent, customary, or established.
the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world
Example sentencesExamples
- Fifteen years later, no shared national understanding obtains about those events.
- This gender inequality obtains everywhere in this sector.
- It is our hope the situation obtaining on the Copperbelt is not a passing phase.
- Suppose you start off with no information about which of the four possible combinations of truth values for A and B obtains.
- But how does all this fit with what obtains here at home?
- I should note that Welborn Rule obtains here: all posts to me are subject to possible posting, so be forewarned!
- This might seem unusual, yet something similar may well be obtaining in many marriages.
- It'll be my turn to prod the jelly tomorrow if silence still obtains.
- Or are we to go semi-professional like obtains on the domestic soccer front in Ireland, with such little attraction for fans.
- A genus-species relation obtains when a proper definition of the form X = YZ is possible.
- Sadly, Dr Mumba's discovery at the ministry of Lands gives a clear picture of what obtains in the entire civil service.
- The same pattern obtains for Islam, as Woodward includes miracles associated with Muhammad and then a number of Sufi saints.
- There is absolutely no desire here to tinker with what obtains.
- A Catholic would say the same thing obtains with the Blessed Virgin.
- The same foolishness, the same sterility, obtains in the ‘not serious’ as in the ‘serious’.
- It is also suggested in the article that the same obtains in the United States, although no real source for that information is given.
- Overall equilibrium obtains when these three markets are in equilibrium.
- That situation still obtains in the case of the distribution of power, resources and opportunities among the four provinces of the state.
- The same of course obtains with respect to the ethnic grievance groups that oppose such measures in the name of equal treatment.
- But Descartes insists that a rational distinction also obtains between any two attributes of a substance.
Synonyms
prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be established, be customary, be effective, be prevalent, stand, hold, be the case

Derivatives

obtainer

noun

This place was the home of one great obtainer of any goods needed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Then why, in Scheidler, did the court hold that a destroyer is not an ‘obtainer’?

obtainment

noun

Now it seems the World Industries founder is focusing directly on the obtainment of vast quantities of precious metals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Children of a certain race or ethnicity are also allegedly discriminated against in the obtainment of a birth certificate.
- Ethical approval for obtainment of venous blood samples for lead surveillance was obtained from the hospital.
- The new millennium is the time for mankind's movement and the obtainment of spiritual perfection and a liberated existence, she said.
- The reproducibility of exposures and breath sampling across the test population is critical for the obtainment of comparable data.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere 'obtain, gain'.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of obtain in US English:

obtain

verb

1with object Get, acquire, or secure (something)
an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees
Example sentencesExamples
- Under the old billing system, accountants and corporate officers could not easily obtain necessary data or documents.
- Consent was also obtained from parents and students.
- But the bill does not definitively bar statements obtained under torture or other abuse.
- The volume of apoplastic fluid obtained by centrifugation increased gradually when the centrifugal forces increased.
- The licensed acupuncturist also obtains informed consent from each patient.
- The analysis was performed on natural log-transformed data, and parameters were obtained directly from the analysis.
- Probes were obtained by PCR amplification of the indicated loci.
- After genetic isolation of P insertion chromosomes, the flanking sequences were obtained by inverse PCR and sequenced.
- Because he felt as if he could never obtain what the couple shared.
- Do they use the same sort of violence and threats to obtain what they want?
- Serum samples were also obtained from 25 healthy blood donors which served as controls.
- If the consent is dishonestly obtained, then there is still dishonesty.
- We understand that over one million people in South Africa have fraudulently obtained licences or have none at all.
- A new strain was one that had not been isolated from sputum samples previously obtained from an individual patient.
- He suggested that his apparent support for official policy was obtained under duress.
- All estimates are obtained using four driving values and bridge sampling.
- Maps obtained in these studies are based on the third and the fourth extractions.
- The results obtained by the 2 methods of specimen handling and DNA extraction were indistinguishable.
- The commissioner found that the leave form was not authorised and the sick certificate was fraudulently obtained.
- The parameter estimates were obtained using simulated maximum likelihood with Halton sequences as described by Train.
Synonyms
get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given
2formal no object Be prevalent, customary, or established.
the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadly, Dr Mumba's discovery at the ministry of Lands gives a clear picture of what obtains in the entire civil service.
- This gender inequality obtains everywhere in this sector.
- Or are we to go semi-professional like obtains on the domestic soccer front in Ireland, with such little attraction for fans.
- But how does all this fit with what obtains here at home?
- A genus-species relation obtains when a proper definition of the form X = YZ is possible.
- But Descartes insists that a rational distinction also obtains between any two attributes of a substance.
- The same of course obtains with respect to the ethnic grievance groups that oppose such measures in the name of equal treatment.
- This might seem unusual, yet something similar may well be obtaining in many marriages.
- The same pattern obtains for Islam, as Woodward includes miracles associated with Muhammad and then a number of Sufi saints.
- I should note that Welborn Rule obtains here: all posts to me are subject to possible posting, so be forewarned!
- There is absolutely no desire here to tinker with what obtains.
- That situation still obtains in the case of the distribution of power, resources and opportunities among the four provinces of the state.
- Fifteen years later, no shared national understanding obtains about those events.
- It is also suggested in the article that the same obtains in the United States, although no real source for that information is given.
- Overall equilibrium obtains when these three markets are in equilibrium.
- It'll be my turn to prod the jelly tomorrow if silence still obtains.
- It is our hope the situation obtaining on the Copperbelt is not a passing phase.
- Suppose you start off with no information about which of the four possible combinations of truth values for A and B obtains.
- The same foolishness, the same sterility, obtains in the ‘not serious’ as in the ‘serious’.
- A Catholic would say the same thing obtains with the Blessed Virgin.
Synonyms
prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be established, be customary, be effective, be prevalent, stand, hold, be the case

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere ‘obtain, gain’.

单词	obtain
释义	Definition of obtain in English: obtain verb əbˈteɪn 1with object Get, acquire, or secure (something) adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain Example sentencesExamples After genetic isolation of P insertion chromosomes, the flanking sequences were obtained by inverse PCR and sequenced. Serum samples were also obtained from 25 healthy blood donors which served as controls. The results obtained by the 2 methods of specimen handling and DNA extraction were indistinguishable. He suggested that his apparent support for official policy was obtained under duress. The parameter estimates were obtained using simulated maximum likelihood with Halton sequences as described by Train. If the consent is dishonestly obtained, then there is still dishonesty. Under the old billing system, accountants and corporate officers could not easily obtain necessary data or documents. Probes were obtained by PCR amplification of the indicated loci. All estimates are obtained using four driving values and bridge sampling. The licensed acupuncturist also obtains informed consent from each patient. Maps obtained in these studies are based on the third and the fourth extractions. The commissioner found that the leave form was not authorised and the sick certificate was fraudulently obtained. The volume of apoplastic fluid obtained by centrifugation increased gradually when the centrifugal forces increased. Because he felt as if he could never obtain what the couple shared. We understand that over one million people in South Africa have fraudulently obtained licences or have none at all. Do they use the same sort of violence and threats to obtain what they want? But the bill does not definitively bar statements obtained under torture or other abuse. The analysis was performed on natural log-transformed data, and parameters were obtained directly from the analysis. A new strain was one that had not been isolated from sputum samples previously obtained from an individual patient. Consent was also obtained from parents and students. Synonyms get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given gain, derive, earn, achieve, attain, win, draw, reap buy, purchase informal get/lay hold of, get/lay one's hands on, get one's mitts on, grab, bag, land, net British informal blag South African informal schlenter 2formal no object Be prevalent, customary, or established. the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world Example sentencesExamples Fifteen years later, no shared national understanding obtains about those events. This gender inequality obtains everywhere in this sector. It is our hope the situation obtaining on the Copperbelt is not a passing phase. Suppose you start off with no information about which of the four possible combinations of truth values for A and B obtains. But how does all this fit with what obtains here at home? I should note that Welborn Rule obtains here: all posts to me are subject to possible posting, so be forewarned! This might seem unusual, yet something similar may well be obtaining in many marriages. It'll be my turn to prod the jelly tomorrow if silence still obtains. Or are we to go semi-professional like obtains on the domestic soccer front in Ireland, with such little attraction for fans. A genus-species relation obtains when a proper definition of the form X = YZ is possible. Sadly, Dr Mumba's discovery at the ministry of Lands gives a clear picture of what obtains in the entire civil service. The same pattern obtains for Islam, as Woodward includes miracles associated with Muhammad and then a number of Sufi saints. There is absolutely no desire here to tinker with what obtains. A Catholic would say the same thing obtains with the Blessed Virgin. The same foolishness, the same sterility, obtains in the ‘not serious’ as in the ‘serious’. It is also suggested in the article that the same obtains in the United States, although no real source for that information is given. Overall equilibrium obtains when these three markets are in equilibrium. That situation still obtains in the case of the distribution of power, resources and opportunities among the four provinces of the state. The same of course obtains with respect to the ethnic grievance groups that oppose such measures in the name of equal treatment. But Descartes insists that a rational distinction also obtains between any two attributes of a substance. Synonyms prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be established, be customary, be effective, be prevalent, stand, hold, be the case Derivatives obtainer noun This place was the home of one great obtainer of any goods needed. Example sentencesExamples Then why, in Scheidler, did the court hold that a destroyer is not an ‘obtainer’? obtainment noun Now it seems the World Industries founder is focusing directly on the obtainment of vast quantities of precious metals. Example sentencesExamples Children of a certain race or ethnicity are also allegedly discriminated against in the obtainment of a birth certificate. Ethical approval for obtainment of venous blood samples for lead surveillance was obtained from the hospital. The new millennium is the time for mankind's movement and the obtainment of spiritual perfection and a liberated existence, she said. The reproducibility of exposures and breath sampling across the test population is critical for the obtainment of comparable data. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere 'obtain, gain'. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of obtain in US English: obtain verb 1with object Get, acquire, or secure (something) an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees Example sentencesExamples Under the old billing system, accountants and corporate officers could not easily obtain necessary data or documents. Consent was also obtained from parents and students. But the bill does not definitively bar statements obtained under torture or other abuse. The volume of apoplastic fluid obtained by centrifugation increased gradually when the centrifugal forces increased. The licensed acupuncturist also obtains informed consent from each patient. The analysis was performed on natural log-transformed data, and parameters were obtained directly from the analysis. Probes were obtained by PCR amplification of the indicated loci. After genetic isolation of P insertion chromosomes, the flanking sequences were obtained by inverse PCR and sequenced. Because he felt as if he could never obtain what the couple shared. Do they use the same sort of violence and threats to obtain what they want? Serum samples were also obtained from 25 healthy blood donors which served as controls. If the consent is dishonestly obtained, then there is still dishonesty. We understand that over one million people in South Africa have fraudulently obtained licences or have none at all. A new strain was one that had not been isolated from sputum samples previously obtained from an individual patient. He suggested that his apparent support for official policy was obtained under duress. All estimates are obtained using four driving values and bridge sampling. Maps obtained in these studies are based on the third and the fourth extractions. The results obtained by the 2 methods of specimen handling and DNA extraction were indistinguishable. The commissioner found that the leave form was not authorised and the sick certificate was fraudulently obtained. The parameter estimates were obtained using simulated maximum likelihood with Halton sequences as described by Train. Synonyms get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given 2formal no object Be prevalent, customary, or established. the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world Example sentencesExamples Sadly, Dr Mumba's discovery at the ministry of Lands gives a clear picture of what obtains in the entire civil service. This gender inequality obtains everywhere in this sector. Or are we to go semi-professional like obtains on the domestic soccer front in Ireland, with such little attraction for fans. But how does all this fit with what obtains here at home? A genus-species relation obtains when a proper definition of the form X = YZ is possible. But Descartes insists that a rational distinction also obtains between any two attributes of a substance. The same of course obtains with respect to the ethnic grievance groups that oppose such measures in the name of equal treatment. This might seem unusual, yet something similar may well be obtaining in many marriages. The same pattern obtains for Islam, as Woodward includes miracles associated with Muhammad and then a number of Sufi saints. I should note that Welborn Rule obtains here: all posts to me are subject to possible posting, so be forewarned! There is absolutely no desire here to tinker with what obtains. That situation still obtains in the case of the distribution of power, resources and opportunities among the four provinces of the state. Fifteen years later, no shared national understanding obtains about those events. It is also suggested in the article that the same obtains in the United States, although no real source for that information is given. Overall equilibrium obtains when these three markets are in equilibrium. It'll be my turn to prod the jelly tomorrow if silence still obtains. It is our hope the situation obtaining on the Copperbelt is not a passing phase. Suppose you start off with no information about which of the four possible combinations of truth values for A and B obtains. The same foolishness, the same sterility, obtains in the ‘not serious’ as in the ‘serious’. A Catholic would say the same thing obtains with the Blessed Virgin. Synonyms prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be established, be customary, be effective, be prevalent, stand, hold, be the case Origin Late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere ‘obtain, gain’.
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