Word Definition

Obtain

  1. To hold; to keep; to possess.
  2. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  3. 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.
  4. To prevail; to succeed.