obtain
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
Other meanings
To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
Related words
- obtainability
- obtainable
- obtainer
- preobtain
- reobtain
- unobtainability
- obtainment
- obtainance
- unobtained
Word history
From Latin "obtinēre" (to gain, achieve, succeed, possess).
Where this comes from
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