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Detailed Synonyms for obtain in English

obtain:

to obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)

  1. to obtain
    to buy; to purchase
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    • buy verbe (buys, bought, buying)
      • She buys for the big department store1
    • purchase verbe (purchases, purchased, purchasing)
      • The family purchased a new car1
    to acquire; to obtain
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
  2. to obtain
    to obtain; to seize; to get hold of; to seize upon; get one's hands on; to lay one's hands on; to receive for one's portion
  3. to obtain
    to acquire; to obtain; to gain; to procure
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • gain verbe (gains, gained, gaining)
    • procure verbe (procures, procured, procuring)
    come by
    – obtain, especially accidentally 1
  4. to obtain
    to obtain; to acquire; to seize; to seize upon
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • seize upon verbe (seizes upon, seized upon, seizing upon)
  5. to obtain
    to acquire; to obtain
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
  6. to obtain
    to obtain; to get; to bring in; to take in
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
    • bring in verbe (brings in, brought in, bringing in)
    • take in verbe (takes in, took in, taking in)
  7. to obtain
    to obtain; to collect; to gather
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • collect verbe (collects, collected, collecting)
    • gather verbe (gathers, gathered, gathering)
  8. to obtain
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    to obtain; to get; to receive; to find; incur
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
      • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions1
    • receive verbe (receives, received, receiving)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
      • His movie received a good review1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
    • incur verbe
  9. to obtain
    – come into possession of 1
    to obtain
    – come into possession of 1
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
      • How did you obtain the visa?1
  10. to obtain
    – be valid, applicable, or true 1
    to obtain; to hold; to prevail
    – be valid, applicable, or true 1
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
      • This theory still holds1
    • prevail verbe (prevails, prevailed, prevailing)

Conjugations for obtain:

present
  1. obtain
  2. obtain
  3. obtains
  4. obtain
  5. obtain
  6. obtain
simple past
  1. obtained
  2. obtained
  3. obtained
  4. obtained
  5. obtained
  6. obtained
present perfect
  1. have obtained
  2. have obtained
  3. has obtained
  4. have obtained
  5. have obtained
  6. have obtained
past continuous
  1. was obtaining
  2. were obtaining
  3. was obtaining
  4. were obtaining
  5. were obtaining
  6. were obtaining
future
  1. shall obtain
  2. will obtain
  3. will obtain
  4. shall obtain
  5. will obtain
  6. will obtain
continuous present
  1. am obtaining
  2. are obtaining
  3. is obtaining
  4. are obtaining
  5. are obtaining
  6. are obtaining
subjunctive
  1. be obtained
  2. be obtained
  3. be obtained
  4. be obtained
  5. be obtained
  6. be obtained
diverse
  1. obtain!
  2. let's obtain!
  3. obtained
  4. obtaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "obtain":

  1. receive a specified treatment (abstract)1
  2. come into possession of1
    • How did you obtain the visa?1
  3. be valid, applicable, or true1

Related Synonyms for obtain