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obtain
verb
to
get
something
you
need
or
want
,
usually
by
working
for
it
,
asking
for
it
,
or
following
a
process
•
Maria
filled
out
the
forms
to
obtain
a
library
card
.
Maria
filled
out
the
forms
to
obtain
a
library
card
.
•
You
can
obtain
free
brochures
at
the
tourist
office
.
You
can
obtain
free
brochures
at
the
tourist
office
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
obtenir
,
from
Latin
obtinēre
‘
to
hold
,
maintain
,
get
’,
from
ob-
‘
towards
’
+
tenere
‘
to
hold
’.
verb
to
exist
or
be
in
force
;
to
be
the
usual
condition
(
formal
)
•
The
rule
still
obtains
in
many
small
towns
.
The
rule
still
obtains
in
many
small
towns
.
•
Such
traditions
no
longer
obtain
in
modern
society
.
Such
traditions
no
longer
obtain
in
modern
society
.
