obtain
/əbˈteɪn/verb2 syllables
Obtain means: receive a specified treatment (abstract).
Synonyms for obtain11
What does obtain mean?3
verb
1
receive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
2
be valid, applicable, or true“This theory still holds”
3
come into possession of“How did you obtain the visa?”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with obtain?60
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Obtain in a sentence
- Whatever the context, we will obtain our freedom!Igider
- We obtain our education at home, at school, and, most important, from life itself.Adelpa
- Blessed are the merciful, for they themselves shall obtain mercy.Amittai
- She asked the office, in order to obtain more detailed information.unknown
- If the sentence is in the database, we'll obtain at once the translated version.unknown
- If this does not obtain, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.FeuDRenais2
- In the end, we obtained what we wanted.vvv123
- Two years ago, the patient obtained an artificial hip joint.Nylez
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Forms of obtain
as a verb
- past tense
- obtained
- present participle
- obtaining
- third-person singular
- obtains
- past participle
- obtained