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Definition of Obtain

1. Verb. Come into possession of. "How did you obtain the visa?"

2. Verb. Receive a specified treatment (abstract). "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

3. Verb. Be valid, applicable, or true. "This theory still holds"

Definition of Obtain

1. v. t. To hold; to keep; to possess.

2. v. i. To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

3. v. i. To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

Definition of Obtain

1. Verb. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹

4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. (defdate 15th-18th c.) ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obtain

1. to gain possession of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtain

obstructive sleep apnoea obstructive thrombus obstructive uropathy obstructively obstructiveness obstructives obstructor obstructors obstructs obstruent

obstruents obstupefaction obstupefied obstupefy obstupefying obtain (current term) obtainabilities obtainability obtainable obtained

obtainer obtainers obtainest obtaineth obtaining obtainment obtainments obtains obtect obtected

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