"obtain" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əbˈteɪn/ Audio: en-us-obtain.ogg [US] Forms: obtains [present, singular, third-person], obtaining [participle, present], obtained [participle, past], obtained [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], obtain [infinitive]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{inh|en|enm|obteinen}} Middle English obteinen, {{der|en|xno|obtenir}} Anglo-Norman obtenir, {{m|fro|optiner}} optiner, {{der|en|frm|obtenir}} Middle French obtenir, {{der|en|la|obtinēre||to gain, achieve, succeed, possess}} Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), {{m|la|ob-}} ob-, {{m|la|tenere|tenēre|to hold}} tenēre (“to hold”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} obtain (third-person singular simple present obtains, present participle obtaining, simple past and past participle obtained) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1}}
  1. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to gain possession of): get, gain, acquire, attain, procure
    Sense id: en-obtain-en-verb-H2Tjeuxm Disambiguation of 'to gain possession of': 80 5 2 5 8
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations ((obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached): притежавам (pritežavam) (Bulgarian), دەسکەوتن (deskewtin) (Central Kurdish), pitää hallussaan (Finnish), olla (Finnish), olla olemassa (Finnish), réussir (French), avoir succès (French), avoir (French), s’établir (French), bestehen (German), elér (Hungarian), kieszközöl (Hungarian), győzedelmeskedik (Hungarian), diadalmaskodik (Hungarian), birtokol (Hungarian), bír (Hungarian), birtokában van/tart (Hungarian), érvényes (Hungarian), érvényben van (Hungarian), fennáll (Hungarian), uralkodik (Hungarian), riuscire (Italian), avere (Italian), stabilirsi (Italian), 成し遂げる (nashitogeru) (Japanese), 持つ (motsu) (english: gain) (alt: もつ) (Japanese), 持っている (motte iru) (english: keep) (alt: もっている) (Japanese), 이루다 (iruda) (Korean), 갖다 (gatda) (Korean), 굳히다 (guchida) (Korean), succedo (Latin), teneo (Latin), būt [with-dative] (Latvian), ter (Portuguese), possuir (Portuguese), reuși (Romanian), avea succes (Romanian), avea (Romanian), a se stabili (Romanian), obtener (Spanish), yäm- (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-obtain-en-verb-i9Ou5lIT Disambiguation of '(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached': 7 77 2 2 11
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-obtain-en-verb-WpIED4ZL
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-obtain-en-verb-A2I0~w4E
  5. (intransitive, philosophy) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-obtain-en-verb-z39xuI6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 29 2 3 55 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: obtein, obteyn [obsolete] Derived forms: obtainment, obtainance Translations: κτάομαι (ktáomai) (Ancient Greek), حَصَلَ (ḥaṣala) (Arabic), ստանալ (stanal) (Armenian), almaq (Azerbaijani), əldə etmək (Azerbaijani), атры́мліваць (atrýmlivacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), атрыма́ць (atrymácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), набыва́ць (nabyvácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), набы́ць (nabýcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), доби́вам (dobívam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), доби́я (dobíja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), получавам (polučavam) (Bulgarian), спечелвам (spečelvam) (Bulgarian), (ra.) (Burmese), ရယူ (ra.yu) (Burmese), obtenir (Catalan), aconseguir (Catalan), دەسکەوتن (deskewtin) (Central Kurdish), پەیداکردن (peydakirdin) (Central Kurdish), ᎠᏱᎭ (ayiha) (note: long object) (Cherokee), 獲得 (Chinese Mandarin), 获得 (huòdé) (Chinese Mandarin), získávat [imperfective] (Czech), získat [perfective] (Czech), erholde (Danish), opnå (Danish), verkrijgen (Dutch), hankima (Estonian), 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄 (cave) (Etruscan), hankkia (Finnish), obtenir (French), se procurer (French), obter (Galician), erlangen (German), erhalten (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌽 (gatilōn) (Gothic), הִשִּׂיג (hisíg) (Hebrew), प्राप्त करना (prāpt karnā) (Hindi), पाना (pānā) (Hindi), kap (Hungarian), megkap (Hungarian), szerez (Hungarian), megszerez (Hungarian), jut (Hungarian), hozzájut (Hungarian), szert tesz (Hungarian), elnyer (Hungarian), obtenar (Ido), faigh (Irish), bain (Irish), ottenere (Italian), 手に入れる (te ni ireru) (Japanese), 取得する (shutoku suru) (alt: しゅとくする) (Japanese), 獲得する (kakutoku suru) (alt: かくとくする) (Japanese), បាន (baan) (Khmer), យក (yɔɔk) (Khmer), 얻다 (eotda) (Korean), 획득하다 (hoekdeukhada) (Korean), potior (Latin), nanciscor (Latin), assequor (Latin), consequor (Latin), impetro (Latin), obtineo (Latin), dabūt (Latvian), iegūt (Latvian), gauti (Lithuanian), įgauti (Lithuanian), добива (dobiva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), добие (dobie) [perfective] (Macedonian), füünj [Mooring] (North Frisian), fu [Föhr-Amrum] (North Frisian), erholde (Norwegian Bokmål), innhente (Norwegian Bokmål), ad·cota (Old Irish), به دست آوردن (be dast âvardan) (Persian), گرفتن (gereftan) (Persian), dostawać [imperfective] (Polish), dostać [perfective] (Polish), otrzymywać [imperfective] (Polish), otrzymać [perfective] (Polish), uzyskiwać [imperfective] (Polish), uzyskać [perfective] (Polish), nabywać [imperfective] (Polish), nabyć [perfective] (Polish), obter (Portuguese), obține (Romanian), добыва́ть (dobyvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), добы́ть (dobýtʹ) [perfective] (Russian), достава́ть (dostavátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), доста́ть (dostátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), получа́ть (polučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), получи́ть (polučítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), लभते (labhate) (Sanskrit), získavať [imperfective] (Slovak), získať [perfective] (Slovak), dostávať [imperfective] (Slovak), dostať [perfective] (Slovak), dobiti (Slovene), pridobiti (Slovene), obtener (Spanish), coger (Spanish), erhålla (Swedish), ба даст овардан (ba dast ovardan) (Tajik), гирифтан (giriftan) (Tajik), సమకూర్చుకొను (samakūrcukonu) (Telugu), ฟาด (fâat) (Thai), รับ (ráp) (Thai), ลุ (lú) (Thai), แอ้ม (ɛ̂ɛm) (Thai), kälp- (Tocharian B), elde etmek (Turkish), almak (Turkish), отри́мувати (otrýmuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), отри́мати (otrýmaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), здобува́ти (zdobuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), здобу́ти (zdobúty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), حاصل کرنا (hāsil karnā) (Urdu), پانا (pānā) (Urdu), olmoq (Uzbek), topmoq (Uzbek), đạt được (Vietnamese), thu được (Vietnamese), giành được (Vietnamese), kiếm được (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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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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          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "elér"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
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          "word": "réussir"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
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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": "diadalmaskodik"
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          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "riuscire"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "成し遂げる"
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          "roman": "iruda",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "이루다"
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          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "reuși"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "avea succes"
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        {
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          "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"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "pitää hallussaan"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "avoir"
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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": "birtokol"
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          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
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          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "birtokában van/tart"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
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          "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"
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          "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"
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          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gatda",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "갖다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "teneo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "būt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "ter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "possuir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "avea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "obtener"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "olla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "olla olemassa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "s’établir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "bestehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "érvényes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) to secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached",
          "word": "érvényben van"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 77 2 2 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "ရ"
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      "word": "ရယူ"
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      "word": "ᎠᏱᎭ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "roman": "huòdé",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "da",
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      "word": "erholde"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Estonian",
      "word": "hankima"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "hankkia"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "szert tesz"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "obtenar"
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    {
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      "word": "ad·cota"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "word": "ottenere"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "roman": "te ni ireru",
      "word": "手に入れる"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "獲得する"
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    {
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      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "baan",
      "word": "បាន"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "yɔɔk",
      "word": "យក"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eotda",
      "word": "얻다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoekdeukhada",
      "word": "획득하다"
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    {
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      "word": "پەیداکردن"
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    {
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      "word": "potior"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "dabūt"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Latvian",
      "word": "iegūt"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
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    {
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      "lang": "Lithuanian",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "be dast âvardan",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "gereftan",
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "word": "obține"
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    {
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      "roman": "dobyvátʹ",
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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      "word": "dostávať"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dostať"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "word": "dobiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "word": "pridobiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "obtener"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "coger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "word": "erhålla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "ba dast ovardan",
      "word": "ба даст овардан"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "giriftan",
      "word": "гирифтан"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "samakūrcukonu",
      "word": "సమకూర్చుకొను"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "fâat",
      "word": "ฟาด"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ráp",
      "word": "รับ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lú",
      "word": "ลุ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ɛ̂ɛm",
      "word": "แอ้ม"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "word": "kälp-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "elde etmek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "almak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otrýmuvaty",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отри́мувати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otrýmaty",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отри́мати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zdobuváty",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "здобува́ти"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zdobúty",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "здобу́ти"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "hāsil karnā",
      "word": "حاصل کرنا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "pānā",
      "word": "پانا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "word": "olmoq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "word": "topmoq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "đạt được"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "thu được"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "giành được"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "kiếm được"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn/2 syllables"
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    {
      "word": "obtainment"
    },
    {
      "word": "obtainance"
    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "root"
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        "2": "enm",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "obtenir"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "optiner"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "obtaining",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "obtained",
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      "form": "obtained",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way."
      ],
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        [
          "get hold of",
          "get hold of"
        ],
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          "gain",
          "gain#Verb"
        ],
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          "possession",
          "possession"
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          "procure",
          "procure"
        ],
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          "acquire",
          "acquire"
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        "(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1722, Daniel Defoe, Colonel Jack",
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached."
      ],
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          "secure",
          "secure#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To prevail, be victorious; to succeed."
      ],
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          "prevail"
        ],
        [
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          "victorious"
        ],
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          "succeed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To hold; to keep, possess or occupy."
      ],
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          "hold",
          "hold#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ],
        [
          "occupy",
          "occupy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        {
          "ref": "1942 July-August, T. F. Cameron, “How the Staff of a Railway is Recruited”, in Railway Magazine, page 207",
          "text": "In connection with the various courses of practical instruction, the companies maintain signalling schools fitted with standard railway equipment in which the staff can be given instructions under conditions exactly similar to those which obtain in signal boxes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force."
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          "philosophy"
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          "exist"
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          "hold true"
        ],
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          "in force"
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      ],
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        "(intransitive, philosophy) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/əbˈteɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
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      "homophone": "abthane"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-obtain.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "sense": "to gain possession of",
      "word": "get"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to gain possession of",
      "word": "gain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to gain possession of",
      "word": "acquire"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to gain possession of",
      "word": "attain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to gain possession of",
      "word": "procure"
    },
    {
      "word": "obtein"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "obteyn"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥaṣala",
      "word": "حَصَلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "stanal",
      "word": "ստանալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "word": "almaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "word": "əldə etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "atrýmlivacʹ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "атры́мліваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "atrymácʹ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "атрыма́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nabyvácʹ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "набыва́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nabýcʹ",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "набы́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobívam",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "доби́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobíja",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "доби́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polučavam",
      "word": "получавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spečelvam",
      "word": "спечелвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ra.",
      "word": "ရ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ra.yu",
      "word": "ရယူ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "word": "obtenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "word": "aconseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "note": "long object",
      "roman": "ayiha",
      "word": "ᎠᏱᎭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "word": "獲得"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huòdé",
      "word": "获得"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "získávat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "získat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "word": "erholde"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "word": "opnå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "word": "verkrijgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "word": "hankima"
    },
    {
      "code": "ett",
      "lang": "Etruscan",
      "roman": "cave",
      "word": "𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "hankkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "word": "obtenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "word": "se procurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "word": "obter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "word": "erlangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "word": "erhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gatilōn",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ktáomai",
      "word": "κτάομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hisíg",
      "word": "הִשִּׂיג"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prāpt karnā",
      "word": "प्राप्त करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pānā",
      "word": "पाना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "kap"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "megkap"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "szerez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "megszerez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "jut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "hozzájut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "szert tesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "elnyer"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "word": "obtenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "word": "faigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "word": "bain"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "word": "ad·cota"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "word": "ottenere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "te ni ireru",
      "word": "手に入れる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゅとくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shutoku suru",
      "word": "取得する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かくとくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakutoku suru",
      "word": "獲得する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "baan",
      "word": "បាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "yɔɔk",
      "word": "យក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eotda",
      "word": "얻다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoekdeukhada",
      "word": "획득하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "deskewtin",
      "word": "دەسکەوتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "peydakirdin",
      "word": "پەیداکردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "potior"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "nanciscor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "assequor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "consequor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "impetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "obtineo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "word": "dabūt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "word": "iegūt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "word": "gauti"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "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-"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
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  "word": "obtain"
}
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  "msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: \"''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed\", 2: 'prevail', 3: 'succeed'}",
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  "called_from": "page/2517",
  "msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: \"''(archaic in English)'' to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force\", 2: 'exist', 3: 'be the case', 4: 'hold true', 5: 'in force'}",
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