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ob·tain    Audio Help   [uhb-teyn] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.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.
2.Obsolete. to attain or reach.
–verb (used without object)
3.to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
4.Archaic. to succeed.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME obteinen < MF obtenir < L obtinére to take hold of, equiv. to ob- ob- + -tinére (comb. form of tenére to hold)]

—Related forms
ob·tain·a·ble, adjective
ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ob·tain·er, noun
ob·tain·ment, noun

—Synonyms 1. gain, achieve, earn, win, attain. See get.
—Antonyms 1. lose, forgo.
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ob·tain    Audio Help   (əb-tān', ŏb-)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   ob·tained, ob·tain·ing, ob·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; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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

adjective
capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" [syn: gettable] 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
obˈtainable adjective
(negative unobtainable)
Arabic: مُمْكِن الحُصول عَلَيْه، مُتَوَفِّر
Chinese (Simplified): 可获得的
Chinese (Traditional): 可獲得的
Czech: dosažitelný
Danish: opnåelig
Dutch: verkrijgbaar
Estonian: saavutatav
Finnish: saavutettavissa
French: qu'on peut obtenir
German: erhältlich
Greek: διαθέσιμος, που μπορεί να αποκτηθεί
Hungarian: megkapható
Icelandic: fáanlegur
Indonesian: bisa diperoleh
Italian: ottenibile
Japanese: 手に入る
Korean: 획득할 수 있는
Latvian: iegūstams; dabūjams
Lithuanian: gaunamas, įsigyjamas
Norwegian: oppnåelig, som kan fås, *skaffes
Polish: do nabycia
Portuguese (Brazil): obtenível
Portuguese (Portugal): obtenível
Romanian: care se poate obţine
Russian: достижимый, доступный
Slovak: dosiahnuteľný
Slovenian: dosegljiv
Spanish: obtenible
Swedish: som kan fås, anskaffbar, tillgänglig
Turkish: elde edilebilir
See also: obtain, "obtainable" in any language

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