obtain – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
obtain
v.
acquire, come by; procure, secure; earn, achieve; be established, prevail, be valid
obtain
Verb
1. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) carry
(derivation) obtainment, obtention
2. 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"
(synonym) receive, get, find, incur
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) take
(verb-group) get, acquire
3. be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
(synonym) prevail, hold
(hypernym) exist, be
obtain
v.
získat; dostat
obtain
Czas.
dostawać; uzyskiwać
Obtain
(v. t.)
To hold; to keep; to possess.
(v. t.)
To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
(v. i.)
To prevail; to succeed.
(v. i.)
To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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