Obtain

//əbˈteɪn//

Synonyms for "obtain" (169 found)

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Synonyms

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derived

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related to

10 entries

similar

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Translations

173 translations across 62 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κτάομαι verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Arabic

1 entries
  • حَصَلَ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ստանալ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • almaq verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • əldə etmək verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Bangi

1 entries
  • kula verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • атры́мліваць verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • атрыма́ць verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • набы́ць verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • набыва́ць verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • доби́вам verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • доби́я verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • получавам verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • притежавам verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ရ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • ရယူ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Catalan

2 entries
  • aconseguir verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • obtenir verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • دەسکەوتن verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • دەسکەوتن verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • پەیداکردن verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏱᎭ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 獲得 /获得 verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Czech

2 entries
  • získat verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • získávat verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Danish

2 entries
  • erholde verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • opnå verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verkrijgen verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • akiri verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hankima verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Etruscan

1 entries
  • 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄 verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hankkia verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • olla verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)
  • olla olemassa verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)
  • pitää hallussaan verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)

French

4 entries
  • avoir verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • avoir succès verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)
  • obtenir verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • réussir verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)

Galician

1 entries
  • obter verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

German

3 entries
  • bestehen verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)
  • erhalten verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • erlangen verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌽 verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Greek

1 entries
  • αποκτώ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הִשִּׂיג verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Hindi

2 entries
  • पाना verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • प्राप्त करना verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • birtokol verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • birtokában van/tart verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • bír verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • diadalmaskodik verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)

Ido

1 entries
  • obtenar verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Irish

2 entries
  • bain verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • faigh verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Italian

4 entries
  • avere verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • ottenere verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • riuscire verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)
  • stabilirsi verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 取得する verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • 成し遂げる verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)
  • 手に入れる verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • 持っている verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • thǖlòuh verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Khmer

2 entries
  • បាន verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • យក verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Korean

4 entries
  • 갖다 verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • 굳히다 verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)
  • 얻다 verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • 이루다 verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)

Latin

4 entries
  • assequor verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • consequor verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • impetro verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • nanciscor verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Latvian

3 entries
  • būt verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • dabūt verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • iegūt verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Lingala

2 entries
  • kula verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • zwa verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • gauti verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • įgauti verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • добива verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • добие verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Marathi

2 entries
  • प्राप्त करणे verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • मिळवणे verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

North Frisian

2 entries
  • fu verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • füünj verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • erholde verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • innhente verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • ad·cota verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Persian

2 entries
  • به دست آوردن verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • گرفتن verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Polish

4 entries
  • dostawać verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • dostać verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • nabywać verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • nabyć verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • obter verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • possuir verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • ter verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)

Romanian

4 entries
  • a se stabili verb (to exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force)
  • avea verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)
  • avea succes verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)
  • obține verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Russian

4 entries
  • добы́ть verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • добыва́ть verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • доста́ть verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • достава́ть verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • लभते verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Slovak

4 entries
  • dostať verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • dostávať verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • získavať verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • získať verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Slovene

2 entries
  • dobiti verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • pridobiti verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Spanish

3 entries
  • coger verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • obtener verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • obtener verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy)

Swedish

1 entries
  • erhålla verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Tajik

2 entries
  • ба даст овардан verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • гирифтан verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Telugu

1 entries
  • సమకూర్చుకొను verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Thai

4 entries
  • ฟาด verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • รับ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • ลุ verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • แอ้ม verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Tocharian B

2 entries
  • kälp verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • yäm verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to prevail, be victorious; to succeed)

Turkish

2 entries
  • almak verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • elde etmek verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • здобу́ти verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • здобува́ти verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • отри́мати verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • отри́мувати verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Urdu

2 entries
  • حاصل کرنا verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • پانا verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • olmoq verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • topmoq verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • giành được verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • kiếm được verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • thu được verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)
  • đạt được verb (to get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way)

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How did you obtain these old postage stamps?

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We should try to obtain peace.

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Where can I obtain a map of Europe?

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How did you obtain this painting?

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