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v. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.

verb-intransitive. To be established, accepted, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain” ( Meg Greenfield).

verb-intransitive. Archaic To succeed.

v. To hold; to keep; to possess.

v. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.

verb-intransitive. To gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to become prevalent or general; to prevail.

verb-intransitive. To prevail; to succeed.

To get; procure; secure; acquire; gain: as, to obtain a month's leave of absence; to obtain riches.

To attain; reach; arrive at.

To attain or reach by endeavor; succeed in (reaching, receiving, or doing something); manage.

Hence To achieve; win.

To hold; keep; maintain possession of.

Synonyms Attain, Obtain, Procure. See attain.

To secure what one desires or strives for; prevail; succeed.

To be common or customary; prevail or be established in practice; be in vogue; hold good; subsist; prevail: as, the custom still obtains in some country districts.

To attain; come.

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract)

v. be valid, applicable, or true

v. come into possession of

"And the very things which the Jews speak of the Hebrew word obtain also in the Greek."

obtained    obtaining    obtains   

exist    be   

hold    keep    possess    procure    prevail    succeed    gain    get   

Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   

self-signed    sore-footed    ill-shapen    multi-engine    detach    filled-out    expire    green-grey    recommendatory    000th