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Definitions for Obtained
[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.
[2] Obsolete . to attain or reach.
[3] to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
[4] Archaic . to succeed.
[5] (tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get
[6] (intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted a new law obtains in this case
[7] (tr) archaic to arrive at
[8] (intr) archaic to win a victory; succeed
Words related to Obtained
obtainretrieve, secure, win, attain, have, recover, glean, access, take, achieve, reach, procure, gain, reap, realize, purchase, earn, seize, receive, gather
Words nearby Obtained
obtainobstructive hydrocephalus, obstructive jaundice, obstructive murmur, obstructive thrombus, obstruent, obtain, obtaining by deception, obtect, obtemper, obtest, obtrude
Origin of Obtained
1375–1425; late Middle English obteinen < Middle French obtenir < Latin obtinēre to take hold of, equivalent to ob- ob- + -tinēre (combining form of tenēre to hold)
Other words from Obtained
ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty , noun
ob·tain·er , noun
ob·tain·ment , noun
pre·ob·tain , verb (used with object)
pre·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
re·ob·tain , verb (used with object)
re·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·ob·tained , adjective
Word origin for Obtained
C15: via Old French from Latin obtinēre to take hold of, from ob- (intensive) + tenēre to hold
Synonyms for Obtained
access, achieve, attain, collect, earn, gain, gather, glean, have, pick up, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, secure, seize, take, win, accomplish, annex, capture, compass, cop, corral, effect, fetch, grab, hoard, inherit, invade, nab, occupy, pocket, salvage, save, score, snag, wangle, beg borrow or steal, chalk up, come by, drum up, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, gobble up, lay up, make use of, scrape together, scrape up