亚洲网紅露点

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obtain

[ uhb-teyn ]

verb (used with object)

  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.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. Obsolete. to attain or reach.


verb (used without object)

  1. to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail:

    the morals that obtained in Rome.

  2. Archaic. to succeed.

obtain

/ 蓹产藞迟别瑟苍 /

verb

  1. tr to gain possession of; acquire; get
  2. intr to be customary, valid, or accepted

    a new law obtains in this case

  3. archaic.
    tr to arrive at
  4. archaic.
    intr to win a victory; succeed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辞产藞迟补颈苍尘别苍迟, noun
  • 辞产藢迟补颈苍补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 辞产藞迟补颈苍补产濒别, adjective
  • 辞产藞迟补颈苍别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞产路迟补颈苍顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 辞产路迟补颈苍顎卆路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
  • 辞产路迟补颈苍顎侥谤 noun
  • 辞产路迟补颈苍顎僲别苍迟 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卭产路迟补颈苍顎 verb (used with object)
  • pre顎叴遣烦俨咕辈灶僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 谤别顎卭产路迟补颈苍顎 verb (used with object)
  • re顎叴遣烦俨咕辈灶僡路产濒别 adjective
  • un顎叴遣烦俨咕辈灶僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卭产路迟补颈苍别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obtain1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; late Middle English obteinen, from Middle French obtenir, from Latin 辞产迟颈苍脓谤别 鈥渢o take hold of,鈥 equivalent to ob- ob- ( def ) + -迟颈苍脓谤别, combining form of 迟别苍脓谤别 鈥渢o hold鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obtain1

C15: via Old French from Latin 辞产迟颈苍脓谤别 to take hold of, from ob- (intensive) + 迟别苍脓谤别 to hold
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Synonym Study

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Hedeshia Robertson, 36, of Lakewood, is scheduled to plead guilty on May 2 to one count of fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits after fraudulently obtaining about $24,899 from FEMA.

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The 鈥淥n the Battlefield鈥 singer died Wednesday evening, according to a news release obtained by The Times.

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A video of the early-morning, post-crash scene, obtained by TMZ, showed Arenas lying face down in the street in a few inches of water while the broken hydrant sprayed water into the air.

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In California, the only ID undocumented immigrants can obtain is a driver鈥檚 license, and the mother had never driven.

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County district attorney鈥檚 office, which declined to take the case after it determined the issue was a civil matter, not a criminal one, according to an email obtained by The Times.

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obstruentobtaining by deception