obtain
verb (used with object)
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request.
obtains
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present tense formof obtain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The Social Security Administration obtains medical records to determine a person’s eligibility when they apply for disability benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Immediate supply shortages" were not expected as Germany only obtains a small proportion of its energy supplies from the Middle East, it said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
But the document leaves the door open to purchases from outside Europe if necessary, as long as Kyiv obtains the approval of the commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The plot basically sticks to the first seven chapters of the 100-chapter novel, which concerns an engagingly impulsive monkey who obtains superpowers and, to protect his monkey community, enjoys one wily adventure after another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
We do not know what transpires within the Town, but there is much Word among the assembled Regiments that it is become a Prison & only those who obtains Passes from Gen. Gage may leave.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
