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How to pronounce obtain in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hold, prevail
Type of exist, be
Type Words
Synonyms find, get, incur, receive
Type of change
Has types take
Verb group get, acquire
Type Words
Type of acquire, get
Has types derive, dig up, eke out, excavate, extort, extract, gain, wring from, bum, cadge, carry, sponge, squeeze out, take out, turn up, get in, get into, grab, grub, kite, mooch, procure, secure, shop, snag, source
Derivation obtainable, obtainment, obtention


How did you obtain the visa?.

Examples of obtain

obtain
They later discovered he was trying to obtain new patients for his four clinics.
From the bostonherald.com
I was not allowed to obtain a trial transcript because the court file is sealed.
From the chron.com
He was allowed to enter the school by saying he was there to obtain transcripts.
From the us.cnn.com
The package included a requirement for individuals to obtain insurance coverage.
From the edition.cnn.com
Also, Acting Mayor Gary McCarthy said the developer has yet to obtain financing.
From the timesunion.com
However, some desperate men still managed to obtain liquor from distant outlets.
From the guardian.co.uk
Must be able to obtain a US SECRET Security Clearance up to the level of Secret.
From the jobview.monster.com
Certified OSHA 10-hour safety and confined space training, or ability to obtain.
From the jobview.monster.com
Those results are then used to obtain grants that may result in new medications.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
  • Receive: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
  • Prevail: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
  • (obtainment) the act of obtaining
  • To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.]; To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. [15th-19th c.]; To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. [15th-19th c.]; To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. [15th-18th c. ...
  • The quest giver will specify an item or items that they wish for the player to gather and return to them. The quest giver will specify the type or types of items to be gathered, as well as the quantity of each. ...
  • Begietan (sv 5); gegongan