obtain

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
  5. (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

Synonyms

get
A1
acquire
C2
gain
B2
receive
B1
attain
C2
procure
24k
achieve
B2
take
A1
secure
B2
earn
B2
find
A1
🔍
win
A2
have
A1
purchase
C1
🛍️
come by
buy
A1
🛍️
reach
A2
possess
C1
accept
A2
🉑
catch
A2
prevail
C2
derive
31k
reap
C2
select
C1
succeed
B2
discover
B2
hold
A1
incur
31k
enlist
C2
see
A1
👀
accrue
seize
C1
score
B1
recruit
C1
capture
B2
attract
C1
remove
B1
draw
B1
profit
B2
rally
C1
determine
B2
own
A1
go
A1
canvass
C2
harvest
C1
assume
B1
livelihood
C2
extract
C1
enrol
meet
A1
Translations

obtenir
ottenere
obtener
obter
behalen
bekommen
erhalten
erlangen
verkrijgen
verwerven
adquirir
acquérir
gewinnen
acquisire
adquirir
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əbˈteɪn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
obteinen
In summary

From Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”).

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