obtain
verb (used with object)
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request.
am obtaining
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present progressiveof obtain (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Next and immediately," said Mr. Dyke, "I am obtaining an address from the Mordaunt Estate, and I am then taking this evening off."
From From a Bench in Our Square by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
