obtain
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.
Obsolete. to attain or reach.
to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
Archaic. to succeed.
Origin of obtain
1synonym study For obtain
Other words for obtain
Opposites for obtain
Other words from obtain
- ob·tain·a·ble, adjective
- ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- ob·tain·er, noun
- ob·tain·ment, noun
- pre·ob·tain, verb (used with object)
- pre·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective
- re·ob·tain, verb (used with object)
- re·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective
- un·ob·tain·a·ble, adjective
- un·ob·tained, adjective
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How to use obtain in a sentence
The most important factor in obtaining financial security is to control spending.
Your 401(k) is still likely to have a bumpy ride after the election | Michelle Singletary | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostUnder the new resolution, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, a team that loses a minority candidate hired elsewhere as a head coach or GM would receive third-round compensatory picks in the following two NFL drafts.
Steelers stay unbeaten, Chargers drop another heartbreaker in NFL Week 9 | Cindy Boren, Mark Maske, Des Bieler | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostPerdue broadcast his concerns about his race on an off-the-record April call obtained by CNN.
Even those who get into Arizona’s Medicaid program can have difficulty actually obtaining the services promised.
People with Developmental Disabilities Were Promised Help. Instead, They Face Delays and Denials. | by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star, with data analysis by Alex Devoid, Arizona Daily Star | November 5, 2020 | ProPublicaOther news organizations rely on the election data the AP obtains from its thousands of reporters placed in counties across the country.
14 Twitter and Instagram accounts you should follow for election news | Jeff | November 4, 2020 | Fortune
There is a prolific myth in the United States which asserts that illegal firearms are easily obtainable.
Whisky is scarce in that country, but it is obtainable, and Grenfell generally procured a good deal of it.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossEvery sort of necessary provision is obtainable both at Havelock and Picton, at the heads of the respective sounds.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Proteins of all our common foods are now obtainable in the drug trade put up in tiny capsules ready for the test.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawMake a small horseshoe magnet from a piece of the very best steel obtainable, and magnetize it to as high a strength as possible.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousFood was very plentiful on this island, roots and yams being obtainable in great abundance.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
British Dictionary definitions for obtain
/ (əbˈteɪn) /
(tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get
(intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted: a new law obtains in this case
(tr) archaic to arrive at
(intr) archaic to win a victory; succeed
Origin of obtain
1Derived forms of obtain
- obtainable, adjective
- obtainability, noun
- obtainer, noun
- obtainment, noun
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