obtain

ob·tain  (b-tn, b-)

v. ob·tained, ob·tain·ing, ob·tains

v.tr.

To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.

v.intr.

1. To be established, accepted, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" Meg Greenfield.

2. Archaic To succeed.

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[Middle English obteinen, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinre : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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ob·taina·ble adj.

ob·tainer n.

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obtain

Verb

1. to gain possession of; get

2. Formal to be customary or accepted: silence obtains from eight in the evening [Latin obtinere to take hold of]

obtainable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily" dig up, excavate, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" wring from, extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner kite - get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" source - get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies" procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions" take out - obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent" get in, get into - secure a place in a college, university, etc. eke out, squeeze out - obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasite gain, derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday" snag - get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain" grab - obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
	2.	obtain - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" incur, receive, get, find change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	3.	obtain - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" prevail, hold exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

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obtain

verb 1. get, gain, acquire, land, net, pick up, bag, secure, get hold of, come by, procure, get your hands on, score (slang) come into possession of << OPPOSITE lose

verb 2. achieve, get, gain, realize, accomplish, attain

verb 3. (Formal) prevail, hold, stand, exist, be the case, abound, predominate, be in force, be current, be prevalent

Translations

obtain [əbˈteɪn] vt (= get) → obtener (= achieve); conseguir;

to obtain sth (for o.s.) → conseguir or adquirir algo

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obtain [əbˈteɪn] vt → obtenir

vi → avoir cours

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obtain [əbˈteɪn] vt → erhalten, bekommen

vi (form) (= exist, be the case); gelten

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obtain [əbˈteɪn] vt → ottenere

vi → essere in uso;

to obtain sth (for o.s.) → procurarsi qc