HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

obtain

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
  2. To come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, get, procure, secure, win.
  3. to get; to become the possessor of. He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses. verkry, bekom يَنال، يَحْصَل عَلى получавам obter obdržet erlangen opnå αποκτώ, εξασφαλίζωobtener, conseguir saama بدست آوردن saada obtenir לְהָשִׂיג प्राप्त करना, अस्तित्व में होना dobiti, osvojiti (meg)kap mendapatkan afla ottenere 得る 획득하다 gauti, įsigyti iegūt, dabūt memperolehi verkrijgenfå, skaffe seg, oppnåuzyskać لاس ته راوړل obter a obţine получать získať pridobiti (si) dobiti [lyckas] få...
  4. (negative unobtainable). verkrygbaar, bekombaar مُمْكِن الحُصول عَلَيْه، مُتَوَفِّر който може да се добие obtenível dosažitelný erhältlich opnåelig διαθέσιμος, που μπορεί να αποκτηθεί obtenible saavutatav حصول پذیر saatavissa qu'on peut obtenir שֶׂנִיתָן לְהָשִׂיגוֹ प्राप्य, सुलभ dostižan, nabavljiv megkapható bisa diperoleh fáanlegur ottenibile 手に入る 획득할 수 있는 gaunamas, įsigyjamas iegūstams; dabūjams dapat diperoleh verkrijgbaaroppnåelig, som kan fås/skaffes do nabycia لاسته راوړونكى obteníve...
  5. obtener, adquirir, conseguir.
  6. To be in existence, in effect, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" (Meg Greenfield).
  7. Archaic To succeed.
  8. (tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get
    tr
  9. (intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted: a new law obtains in this case.
  10. (tr) archaic to arrive at
    tr

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of obtain.

Full conjugation → Practice this verb →

Equivalents

48 more languages
Azərbaycan dilialmaqəldə etmək
Bosanskibutdobitikapkulaopna
Ελληνικάαποκτώ
Esperantoakiri
Eestihankima
Gaeilgebainfaigh
Galegoobter
עבריתהשיג
Hrvatskibutdobitikapkulaopnater
Հայերենստանալ
ភាសាខ្មែរប៉ានយក់
Lingálakulazwa
Lietuviųgauti
Latviešubūtdabūt
Македонскидобивадобие
मराठीमिळवणे
မြန်မာရယူ
Nederlandsverkrijgen
Portuguêsobterpossuirter
Slovenščinadobiti
Српскиbutdobitikapkulaopna
Svenskaerhålla
Тоҷикӣгирифтан
اردوپانا
O'zbekchaolmoqtopmoq
Tiếng Việt

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See obtain used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free