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- DictionaryOb·tain/əbˈtān/
verb
- 1. get, acquire, or secure (something): "an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees"
- 2. be prevalent, customary, or established: formal "the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world"
The meaning of OBTAIN is to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort. How to use obtain in a sentence. Did you know?
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)
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.
Obtain means to get something that is not so easy to come by such as knowledge, rights, or a large amount of money. You wouldn't say you obtained a pair of pants, unless they were one of a kind. At times in its history, obtain has meant to be victorious or to succeed.
Obtain definition: to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request. See examples of OBTAIN used in a sentence.
1. ( tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get. 2. ( intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted: a new law obtains in this case. 3. ( tr) archaic to arrive at. 4. ( 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.
Definition of obtain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (transitive) 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.
Obtain definition: To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
to get something: to obtain permission. He obtained a law degree from the University of California. obtainable. adjective. If something is obtainable, you can get it: This information is easily obtainable on the Internet. (Definition of obtain from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of obtain.
