English > obtain: 3 senses > verb 1, possession| Meaning | Come into possession of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
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| Example | "How did you obtain the visa?" |
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| Narrower | carry | Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) |
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| derive, gain | Obtain |
| eke out, squeeze out | Obtain with difficulty |
| excavate, dig up, turn up | Find by digging in the ground |
| extort, wring from | Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
| extract | Get despite difficulties or obstacles |
| get in, get into | Secure a place in a college, university, etc. |
| grab | Obtain illegally or unscrupulously |
| kite | Get credit or money by using a bad check |
| mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge | ask for and get free |
| procure, secure | Get by special effort |
| shop | Do one's shopping / shopping |
| snag | Get by acting quickly and smartly / smartly |
| source | Get (a product) from another country or business |
| take out | Obtain by legal or official process |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
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| Spanish | adquirir, conseguir, lograr, obtener |
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| Catalan | aconseguir, adquirir, assolir, comprar, obtenir |
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| Adjectives | obtainable | capable of being obtained |
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| Nouns | obtainment, obtention | the act of obtaining |
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