obtain
verb
[ əbˈteɪn ]
• get, acquire, or secure (something).
• "adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain"
Similar:
get,
acquire,
come by,
secure,
procure,
come into possession of,
pick up,
be given,
gain,
derive,
earn,
achieve,
attain,
win,
draw,
reap,
buy,
purchase,
get/lay hold of,
get/lay one's hands on,
get one's mitts on,
grab,
bag,
land,
net,
blag,
schlenter,
• be prevalent, customary, or established.
• "the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world"
Similar:
prevail,
be in force,
apply,
exist,
be in use,
be established,
be customary,
be effective,
be prevalent,
stand,
hold,
be the case,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere ‘obtain, gain’.
