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Detailed Synonyms for obtain in English

obtain:

to obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)

  1. to obtain
    to buy; to purchase
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • She buys for the big department store1
    • purchase verb (purchases, purchased, purchasing)
      • The family purchased a new car1
    to acquire; to obtain
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verb (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 verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • gain verb (gains, gained, gaining)
    • procure verb (procures, procured, procuring)
    come by
    – obtain, especially accidentally 1
  4. to obtain
    to obtain; to acquire; to seize; to seize upon
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • seize upon verb (seizes upon, seized upon, seizing upon)
  5. to obtain
    to acquire; to obtain
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
  6. to obtain
    to obtain; to get; to bring in; to take in
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • bring in verb (brings in, brought in, bringing in)
    • take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
  7. to obtain
    to obtain; to collect; to gather
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • collect verb (collects, collected, collecting)
    • gather verb (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 verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
      • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions1
    • receive verb (receives, received, receiving)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
      • His movie received a good review1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
    • incur verb
  9. to obtain
    – come into possession of 1
    to obtain
    – come into possession of 1
    • obtain verb (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 verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
      • This theory still holds1
    • prevail verb (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