Definition
Meaning of 'obtain'
Meaning of 'obtain' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Obtain 
[ v. i.]
- To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be
recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general;
to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer. [ v. i.]- To prevail; to succeed.
2. Obtain [ v. t.]
- To hold; to keep; to possess. [ v. t.]- To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
Meaning of 'obtain' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. obtain [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- come into possession of
- come into possession of
Example in sentence:
- How did you obtain the visa?
Meaning (2):
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Example in sentence:
- His movie received a good review;
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions;
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
Meaning (3):
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be valid, applicable, or true
Example in sentence:
- This theory still holds
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