b-teyn]
| 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. |
| 3. | to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome. |
| 4. | Archaic. to succeed. |

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