"obtain" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
subtypes:
- carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- dig up, excavate, turn up - find by digging in the ground
- extort, wring from - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
- kite - get credit or money by using a bad check
- source - get (a product) from another country or business
- procure, secure - get by special effort
- extract - get despite difficulties or obstacles
- take out - obtain by legal or official process
- get in, get into - secure a place in a college, university, etc.
- eke out, squeeze out - obtain with difficulty
- bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge - ask for and get free; be a parasite
- derive, gain - obtain
- shop - do one's shopping
- snag - get by acting quickly and smartly
- grab - obtain illegally or unscrupulously
is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

subtypes: take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

same as: find, get, incur, receive

verb group: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
is a type of: be, exist - have an existence, be extant

same as: hold, prevail