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obtain
[ uhb-teyn ]
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.
obtain
/ əbˈteɪn /
verb
- tr to gain possession of; acquire; get
- intr to be customary, valid, or accepted
a new law obtains in this case
- archaic.tr to arrive at
- archaic.intr to win a victory; succeed
Derived Forms
- obˈtainment, noun
- obˌtainaˈbility, noun
- obˈtainable, adjective
- obˈtainer, noun
Other Words From
- ob·taina·ble adjective
- ob·taina·bili·ty noun
- ob·tainer noun
- ob·tainment noun
- preob·tain verb (used with object)
- preob·taina·ble adjective
- reob·tain verb (used with object)
- reob·taina·ble adjective
- unob·taina·ble adjective
- unob·tained adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of obtain1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obtain1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"You can easily obtain a Rapid Support Forces uniform and wear it… then commit crimes against civilians, to criminalise the Rapid Support Forces," a spokesperson for the group said.
In a video clip obtained and verified by the BBC, protesters can be heard calling on authorities to stop the evictions and let them stay.
“This was intriguing, but without a way to obtain spectra of those stars, we could not really establish whether we were witnessing genuine accretion and the presence of disks, or just some artificial effects.”
The incident first became public last summer when the American Civil Liberties Union obtained a 15-second clip of surveillance video and posted it online.
Rupnow, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, had two handguns but police say they do not know how she obtained them and they have not said who bought them.
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