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- pronunciation:
- b
teIn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
obtains, obtaining, obtained |
definition: |
to gain possession of; acquire.
He obtained his college degree in just three years.The police asked him where he had obtained the stolen property.
- synonyms:
- acquire, gain, get, pick up, procure, secure
- similar words:
- accession, achieve, annex, attain, buy, earn, garner, grab, purchase, reap, receive, take, win
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related words: |
access, bum, collect, derive, land, learn, make, realize, recover |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to be customary; prevail.
The traditional values of the founders of this community still obtain here.- synonyms:
- endure, prevail, reign, remain, rule
- similar words:
- apply, be, exist, linger, persist, stand, survive
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related words: |
hold, take |
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derivation: |
obtainable (adj.) |
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