Meaning of obtain | Babel Free
Definitions
- To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
- To come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, get, procure, secure, win.
- 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...
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(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... negative
- obtener, adquirir, conseguir.
- To be in existence, in effect, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" (Meg Greenfield).
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Archaic To succeed. Archaic
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(tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get tr
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(intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted: a new law obtains in this case. intr
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(tr) archaic to arrive at tr
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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