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- Dictionaryobtain/əbˈteɪn/
verb
- 1. get, acquire, or secure (something): "adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain" Similar Opposite
- 2. be prevalent, customary, or established: formal "the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world" Similar
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to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else: to obtain permission. First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain. In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result. Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane. Synonyms. acquire. get (OBTAIN)
1. : to be generally recognized or established : prevail. Those ideas no longer obtain for our generation. a greater degree of free expression than usually obtains in film production Roger Manvell. 2. archaic : succeed. obtainability. əb-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē. äb- noun. obtainable. əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl.
Definition of obtain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to gain possession of; acquire; get. 2. (intransitive) to be customary, valid, or accepted. a new law obtains in this case. 3. (transitive) archaic. to arrive at. 4. (intransitive) archaic. to win a victory; succeed. Collins English Dictionary.
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. Synonyms: attain, win, earn, achieve, gain. Antonyms: forgo, lose. Obsolete. to attain or reach.
to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else: to obtain permission. First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain. In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result. Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane. Synonyms. acquire. get (OBTAIN)
Obtain definition: To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
