Associations to the word «Obtain»
Noun
- Dissertation
- Creditor
- Fetus
- Defendant
- Sanction
- Dipole
- Variance
- Adsorption
- Bribe
- Probability
- Scholarship
- Ammonia
- Debtor
- Velocity
- Spectrometry
- Sequencing
- Mortgage
- Dt
- Examination
- Admission
- Dye
- Reparation
- Variable
- Inversion
- Vector
- Charter
- Monopoly
- Recourse
- Nectar
- Entreaty
- Polymer
- Scanning
- Alkali
- Microscope
- Fraud
- Perturbation
- Oxide
- Necessary
- Exertion
- Sum
- Value
- Sensitivity
- Ionization
- Acetate
- Algorithm
- Relaxation
- Assistance
- Ultrasound
- Method
- Password
- Registration
- Acid
- Laws
- Procedure
- Indulgence
- Graduation
- Oxidation
- Detector
- Ester
- Funding
Adjective
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
He that hath knowledge spareth his words.