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ob·tain
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əbˈteɪn
/
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uh
b-
teyn
]
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–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.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late ME
obteinen
< MF
obtenir
< L
obtinēre
to take hold of, equiv. to
ob-
ob-
+
-tinēre
(comb. form of
tenēre
to hold)
—Related forms
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
—Synonyms
1.
gain, achieve, earn, win, attain.
See
get.
—Antonyms
1.
lose, forgo.
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obtain
(əbˈteɪn)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to gain possession of; acquire; get
2.
(
intr
) to be customary, valid, or accepted:
a new law obtains in this case
3.
archaic
(
tr
) to arrive at
4.
archaic
(
intr
) to win a victory; succeed
[C15: via Old French from Latin
obtinēre
to take hold of, from
ob-
(intensive) +
tenēre
to hold]
ob'tainable
—
adj
obtaina'bility
—
n
ob'tainer
—
n
ob'tainment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
obtain
c.1425, from M.Fr.
obtenir
(14c.), from L.
obtinere
"hold, take hold of, acquire," from
ob
"to" (though perhaps intensive in this case) +
tenere
"to hold" (see
tenet
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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