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
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.