to obtain
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2.6
- verb
- /əbˈteɪn/
:
obtener
- The researcher aims to obtain accurate data for the study by conducting surveys.
- obtain permission
- obtain consent
- obtain information
Anything you could obtain is already there.
- Anything you could obtain is already there.
- Remember, power is the means to obtain some future apparent good.
- The people who did this obtained their credentials fraudulently.
- First you need to obtain an old crappy CPU kind of like this.
- I think tyrants use fear to obtain compliance.
- And there's a whole story behind how I finally obtained the transcript.
Examples
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"The owner must obtain written approval to make material changes to property.
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The combined team visited the prison five times to obtain firsthand experience of the situation.
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Only what we desire and how we obtain it.
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Remember, power is the means to obtain some future apparent good.
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- You have three weeks to obtain one before they hatch.
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I had forgotten about the visa applications that I had signed, to obtain the work permit.
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When such a complaint is filed, you have the right to an adjournment to obtain a lawyer.
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University and district internal review board approval was obtained prior to initiating the study.
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Teachers were instructed in procedures to obtain student assent/parent consent and in the process of data collection.
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To obtain a loan, you must provide various financial documents to the bank.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To receive something, for example by buying it or finding it
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1.0
To get someone or something you need for a purpose
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1.0
To get something that someone gives you
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1.4
To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills
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3.3
To get something or learn a skill over time
127
3.2
Get something, often by luck or after effort
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6.0
To collect or get something after effort
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4.1
To obtain something that is hard to find or buy
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6.8
To get something you need, often by trying hard or getting special help
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6.5
To get something, often after hard work
Antonyms
How Difficult
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6.8
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3.9
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2.6
458
3.3
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Obtain comes from the Latin parts ob- and tenere, where tenere means 'to hold' and ob- means 'toward'. You can see the same root in retain and tenant, so to obtain something is to 'get and hold' it, often after effort or asking.