Obtain
11obtain — 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… …
12obtain — verb ADVERB ▪ fraudulently, illegally, unlawfully (BrE, law) ▪ legally ▪ recently VERB + OBTAIN ▪ …
13obtain */*/*/ — 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… …
14obtain — ob|tain W2S2 [əbˈteın] v formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: obtenir, from Latin obtinere to hold on to, own, obtain ] 1.) [T] to get something that you want, especially through your own effort, skill, or work = ↑get obtain sth from… …
15obtain — This word is usually replaced by GET. Obtain, from a Latin word meaning take hold of, means to acquire, to come into possession of, to procure (obtain some information). Words related to obtain and get are acquire, secure, earn, win, achieve,… …
16obtain — ob|tain [ əb teın ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to get something you want or need, especially by going through a process that is difficult: ACQUIRE: She has to obtain her parents permission before she does anything. Long delays in obtaining… …
17obtain — [[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… …
18obtain — obtainable, adj. obtainability, n. obtainer, n. obtainment, n. /euhb tayn /, v.t. 1. to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income. 2. Obs. to attain or …
19obtain — 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… …
20obtain — 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 …
