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obtain
v. acquire, come by; procure, secure; earn, achieve; be established, prevail, be valid


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obtain
Verb
1. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) carry
(derivation) obtainment, obtention
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
(synonym) receive, get, find, incur
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) take
(verb-group) get, acquire
3. be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
(synonym) prevail, hold
(hypernym) exist, be



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Obtain
(v. t.)
To hold; to keep; to possess.
  
 
(v. t.)
To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  
 
(v. i.)
To prevail; to succeed.
  
 
(v. i.)
To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
  

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一举两得
yi4 ju3 liang3 de2
Obtaining two things in one act.
Getting two separate results in one go. Killing two birds with one stone. Compare with 一箭双雕 (yi2 jian4 shuang1 diao1) and 百发百中 (bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4).

 
异曲同工
yi4 qu3 tong2 gong1
Different tunes played with equal skill.
Obtaining the same result from different approaches.


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obtain
v. a.
پانا, حاصل کرنا, پکڑنا, قبضہ کرنا, مہيا کرنا, بہم پہنچانا
obtain
v. n.
مروج ہونا, رواج پکڑنا, رائج ہونا, جاري ہونا, پھيلنا, عام ہونا

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