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The meaning of OBTAIN is to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort. How to use obtain in a sentence. Did you know?
OBTAIN definition: 1. to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from…. Learn more.
Definition of obtain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
obtain 1. 'obtain' If you obtain something that you want or need, you get it. I made another attempt to obtain employment. He had obtained the papers during his visits to Berlin.
To obtain something means to get it or achieve it. He was trying to obtain a false passport.
Verb obtain (third-person singular simple present obtains, present participle obtaining, simple past and past participle obtained) (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.]
Obtain definition: To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
OBTAIN definition: to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request. See examples of obtain used in a sentence.
obtain: To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
Obtain means to get something that is not so easy to come by such as knowledge, rights, or a large amount of money. You wouldn't say you obtained a pair of pants, unless they were one of a kind.