See obtain on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke:",
"text": "And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?",
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"ref": "1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter III, in Mansfield Park: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 64:",
"text": "[…] Julia was quite as eager for novelty and pleasure as Maria, though she might not have struggled through so much to obtain them, and could better bear a subordinate situation.",
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"ref": "2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 48:",
"text": "But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.",
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"(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way."
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"text": "he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"_dis1": "8 77 3 2 10",
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:",
"text": "“O daughter deare!” (said she) “despeire no whit; / For never sore but might a salve obtain [...].”",
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"ref": "1701, Jonathan Swift, Contests and Dissentions in Athens and Rome:",
"text": "This, though it failed at present, yet afterward obtained, and was a mighty step to the ruin of the commonwealth.",
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"ref": "1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 6, lines 76–79:",
"text": "His mother then is mortal, but his Sire / He who obtains the monarchy of Heav'n, / And what will he not do to advance his Son?",
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"ref": "1908 February 19, Jack London, chapter 17, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:",
"text": "Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain; for the act in question […] was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists.",
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"lang": "Lithuanian",
"word": "įgauti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dobiva",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "добива"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dobie",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "добие"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"tags": [
"Mooring"
],
"word": "füünj"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"tags": [
"Föhr-Amrum"
],
"word": "fu"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"word": "erholde"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"word": "innhente"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "be dast âvardan",
"word": "به دست آوردن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gereftan",
"word": "گرفتن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "dostawać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dostać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "otrzymywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "otrzymać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uzyskiwać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uzyskać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "nabywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "nabyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"word": "obter"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"word": "obține"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobyvátʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "добыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobýtʹ",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "добы́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostavátʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "достава́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dostátʹ",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "доста́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučátʹ",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "получа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polučítʹ",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "получи́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "labhate",
"word": "लभते"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "získavať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "získať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "dostávať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dostať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"word": "dobiti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"word": "pridobiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"word": "obtener"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"word": "coger"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"word": "erhålla"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "ba dast ovardan",
"word": "ба даст овардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "giriftan",
"word": "гирифтан"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "samakūrcukonu",
"word": "సమకూర్చుకొను"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "fâat",
"word": "ฟาด"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ráp",
"word": "รับ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lú",
"word": "ลุ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ɛ̂ɛm",
"word": "แอ้ม"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"word": "kälp-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"word": "elde etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"word": "almak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otrýmuvaty",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отри́мувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otrýmaty",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отри́мати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobuváty",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "здобува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zdobúty",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "здобу́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "hāsil karnā",
"word": "حاصل کرنا"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pānā",
"word": "پانا"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"word": "olmoq"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"word": "topmoq"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "đạt được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "thu được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "giành được"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"word": "kiếm được"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "elér"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "kieszközöl"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "réussir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "avoir succès"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "győzedelmeskedik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "diadalmaskodik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "riuscire"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nashitogeru",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "成し遂げる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "iruda",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "이루다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "succedo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "reuși"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "avea succes"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "yäm-"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pritežavam",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "притежавам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "pitää hallussaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "avoir"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "birtokol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "bír"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "birtokában van/tart"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "avere"
},
{
"alt": "もつ",
"code": "ja",
"english": "gain",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "motsu",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "持つ"
},
{
"alt": "もっている",
"code": "ja",
"english": "keep",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "motte iru",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "持っている"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gatda",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "갖다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "deskewtin",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "دەسکەوتن"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "teneo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"tags": [
"with-dative"
],
"word": "būt"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "ter"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "possuir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "avea"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "obtener"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "olla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "olla olemassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "s’établir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "bestehen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "érvényes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "érvényben van"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "fennáll"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "uralkodik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "stabilirsi"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "guchida",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "굳히다"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
"word": "a se stabili"
}
],
"word": "obtain"
}
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