Associations to the word «Obtain»
Noun
- Employment
- Lease
- Pardon
- Microscopy
- Forgiveness
- Selectivity
- Raman
- Certification
- Thesis
- Evaporation
- Cos
- Regression
- Polynomial
- Iteration
- Confession
- Exemption
- Applicant
- Dispersion
- Amplitude
- Polarization
- Assent
- Chloride
- Ammonium
- Waiver
- Ether
- Coercion
- Purchaser
- Solvent
- Permutation
- Confirmation
- Monomer
- Footing
- Excitation
- Solution
- Matrix
- Ethanol
- Quantity
- Yield
- Data
- Reagent
- Possession
- Estimate
- Impedance
- Extortion
- Viscosity
- Constant
- Doppler
- Silica
- Euler
- Difficulty
- Extraction
- Precipitate
- Fraction
- Accuracy
- Prescription
- Uv
- Electrode
- Derivative
- Analyzer
- Curve
- Privilege
- Credential
- Penance
- Specimen
- Wavelength
- Lender
- Philology
- Booty
- Chromatography
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
OBTAIN, verb. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.]
OBTAIN, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. [15th–19th c.]
OBTAIN, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. [15th–19th c.]
OBTAIN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. [15th–18th c.]
OBTAIN, verb. (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. [from 17th c.]
Dictionary definition
OBTAIN, verb. Come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?".
OBTAIN, verb. Receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions".
OBTAIN, verb. Be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.