obtaining
present participle and gerund of obtain
obtain
- (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
- (obsolete, transitive) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
- (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
Related words
coming to hand
acquisition gain
act of getting
obtención
obtention
conseguimento
predominar
adeptio
adquisició
Erwerbung
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