obtain (verb)

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• obtain — ► VERB 1) come into possession of; get. 2) formal be prevalent, customary, or established. DERIVATIVES obtainable adjective. ORIGIN Latin obtinere …   English terms dictionary

• obtain — verb ADVERB ▪ fraudulently, illegally, unlawfully (BrE, law) ▪ legally ▪ recently VERB + OBTAIN ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• obtain — verb formal 1 (T) to get something that you want, especially through your own effort, skill, or work: Further information can be obtained from head office. | They ve extended the growing season to obtain a larger crop. | the difficulty of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• obtain — verb Etymology: Middle English obteinen, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre to hold on to, possess, obtain, from ob in the way + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century transitive verb to gain or attain… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• obtain — I verb accumulate, achieve, acquire, adipisci, appropriate, arrive at, attain, be in receipt of, capture, collect, come into possession, consequi. earn, enter into possession, gain, gain possession, gather, get, get hold of, get possession of,… …   Law dictionary

• obtain — verb /əbˈteɪn/ a) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe? b) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force …   Wiktionary

• obtain — verb 1》 acquire or secure. 2》 formal be prevalent, customary, or established. Derivatives obtainability noun obtainable adjective obtainer noun obtainment noun Origin ME: from OFr. obtenir, from L. obtinere obtain, gain …   English new terms dictionary

• obtain — verb 1) the newspaper obtained a copy of the letter Syn: get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into the possession of, pick up, be given; gain, earn, achieve, attain; informal get hold of, get/lay one s hands on, get one s mitts on, land,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• obtain — verb Syn: get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, pick up, be given, gain, earn, achieve, attain; informal get hold of, lay one s hands on, land Ant: lose …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• obtain — [[t]ɒbte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ obtains, obtaining, obtained 1) VERB To obtain something means to get it or achieve it. [FORMAL] [V n] Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents... [V n] The perfect body has always been difficult to… …   English dictionary

• obtain */*/*/ — UK [əbˈteɪn] / US verb Word forms obtain : present tense I/you/we/they obtain he/she/it obtains present participle obtaining past tense obtained past participle obtained 1) [transitive] to get something that you want or need, especially by going… …   English dictionary