obtain

v., -tained, -tain·ing, -tains.

v.tr.

To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.

v.intr.

1. To be established, accepted, or customary: “standards, proprieties that no longer obtain” (Meg Greenfield).
2. Archaic. To succeed.

[Middle English obteinen, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob– + tenēre, to hold.]

obtainable ob·tain'a·ble adj.
obtainer ob·tain'er n.

verb

To come into possession of: acquire, come by, gain, get, procure, secure, win. Informal land, pick up. See get/lose.

v

Definition: get, acquire
Antonyms: forfeit, forsake, lose, relinquish, sacrifice

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v

To acquire.

IN BRIEF: v. - Come into possession of.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. — unknown

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få, opnå, nå, vinde, skaffe sig
v. intr. - gælde

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwerven, verkrijgen, winnen, behalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - obtenir, se procurer, acquérir, remporter
v. intr. - être courant (une pratique), avoir cours, être de rigueur (un règlement)

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwerben, erhalten, erzielen, herrschen, Geltung haben, bestehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκτώ, λαμβάνω, παίρνω, εξασφαλίζω, επιτυγχάνω, κατορθώνω, αντλώ, αρύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ottenere, conseguire, acquistare, raggiungere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obter, conseguir

Русский (Russian)
получать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - obtener, adquirir, conseguir, lograr, sacar
v. intr. - prevalecer, ser general, estar en vigor o en boga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lyckas få, skaffa sig, vara gällande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
得到, 获得, 得到公认, 流行, 通用, 存在

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 得到, 獲得
v. intr. - 得到公認, 流行, 通用, 存在

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 획득하다, 얻다, 명성을 얻다
v. intr. - 행해지다, 유행하다, 통용되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 得る, 獲得する, 買う, 得させる, 広く行われる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحصل على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השיג, קיבל, רכש‬
v. intr. - ‮היה קיים, רווח או נהוג‬

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