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- pronunciation:
 b
teIn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
obtains, obtaining, obtained |
| definition: |
to get; gain.
You must obtain permission from your parents in order to go on the field trip.To obtain a driver's license, you have to pass a test.- synonyms:
- acquire, gain, get, pick up, secure
- similar words:
- achieve, annex, attain, buy, earn, grab, purchase, reap, receive, take, win
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| related words: |
access, bum, collect, derive, learn, make, recover |
| derivation: |
obtainable (adj.) |
The word obtain
contains the following part:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
  Example words:
abstain, attain, contain, container, content, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinent, retain, sustain, tennis, tenor
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