Australian English Meaning of obtain
obtain
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Definitions and Meaning of obtain in English
obtain (v)
come into possession of
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
be valid, applicable, or true
obtain (v. t.)
To hold; to keep; to possess.
To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
obtain (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.
To prevail; to succeed.
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.
FAQs About the word obtain
obtain
come into possession of, receive a specified treatment (abstract), be valid, applicable, or trueTo hold; to keep; to possess., To get hold of by effort; to gain
Acquire,attain,earn,gain,garner,get,make,procure,harvest,win
Forfeit,give,grant,lose,Pay,agreement,yield,give up,Hand over,part (with)
obstupefy => Dumbfounded, obstupefactive => stupefying, obstupefaction => stupefaction, obstruent => Obstruent, obstructor => Obstacle,