obtain
verb (used with object)
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request.
is obtaining
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present progressiveof obtain (3rd 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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One Connecticut practice is obtaining awards of roughly $440,000 for the procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
As part of the deal, Neurocrine is obtaining its first therapy for metabolic disorders — one that is on track to bring in $450 million in revenue this year.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
The next step for the legislation is obtaining the signature of the country's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, the Reuters news agency reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Then the challenge is obtaining the pills – never referred to as medication abortions, or with their pharmaceutical names, but as ordinary objects, code names that change from group to group.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
The other is obtaining a primitive and fundamental necessity, and she does it solemnly, aware as she is of its real uses.
From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici
