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
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.