obtain

verbB1 · Intermediate

To get something you wanted.

Meaning of «obtain»

verb

to get something you wanted

You must obtain permission before entering this building.

Translation

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«obtain» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to come to have something

getthe usual word, for almost anythingI got a letter from my friend.

receivebe given or sent somethingShe received a gift from her aunt.

obtainformalget something you need, with some effortYou must obtain a permit before you build.

gainget something useful slowly, like skillsShe gained a lot of experience at work.

Word family

obtain B1 · verbobtainable B2 · adjectiveunobtainable C1 · adjective

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