OBTAIN


Meaning of OBTAIN in English

— obtainable , adj. — obtainability , n. — obtainer , n. — obtainment , n.

/euhb tayn"/ , v.t.

1. to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

2. Obs. to attain or reach.

v.i.

3. to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.

4. Archaic. to succeed.

[ 1375-1425; late ME obteinen obtenir obtinere to take hold of, equiv. to ob- OB- + -tinere (comb. form of tenere to hold) ]

Syn. 1. gain, achieve, earn, win, attain. See get .

Ant. 1. lose, forgo.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .