obtain.
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
Meaning & usage
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
obtain permission
obtain information
To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”).
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