English to English
obtain
(/@/b't/eI/n
)
verb (v)
- come into possession of(verb.possession)Example:
How did you obtain the visa?.
source: wordnet30 - To hold; to keep; to possess.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.(verb)source: webster1913