单词 | obtain |
释义 | obtain —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 < MF obtenir < L 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. |
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