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obtaining
n. receiving, acquiring, achieving
 
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
Obtaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Obtain
  

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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.


Dizionario inglese-italiano 1.0.012Download this dictionary
OBTAINING
OTTENENDO. ESSENDO IN VIGORE. ESSENDO VIVO. PREVALENDO

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