obtain

== English == === Alternative forms === obtein, obteyn (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əbˈteɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Homophone: abthane === Verb === obtain (third-person singular simple present obtains, present participle obtaining, simple past and past participle obtained) (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.] (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. [15th–19th c.] (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. [15th–19th c.] (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. [15th–18th c.] (intransitive, philosophy) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. [from 17th c.] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to gain possession of): get, gain, acquire, attain, procure, exact, ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === boat-in, batino, Tobian, Bonita