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Obtain

English

Verb (transitive)

to obtain (obtaining, obtained)

  1. To hold; to keep; to possess.
  2. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  3. To become held; to gain or have a firm footing ; to be recognized or established; to subsist ; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
  4. To prevail; to succeed.
  5. To exist; as, those ideas no longer obtain.


Translations

to hold, possess

  • Italian: avere
  • Korean: 갖다 (gat-da)

to get hold of by effort

  • French: obtenir
  • Italian: ottenere
  • Korean: 얻다 (eot-da)

to gain a firm footing

  • French: s'établir
  • Italian: stabilirsi
  • Korean: 굳히다 (gout-hee-da)

to succeed

  • French: réussir , avoir succès
  • Italian: riuscire
  • Korean: 이루다 (ir-rou-da)


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