v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To hold; to keep; to possess. | |
2. | To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way. | |
v. i. | 1. | To gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; |
2. | To prevail; to succeed. |
Verb | 1. | obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
2. | obtain - 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" | |
3. | obtain - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" |