obtain
/əbˈteɪn/ verb B1- To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. · obtain permission· obtain information
- To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
Plural obtain · He/she/it obtains · Past obtained · Past participle obtained · -ing form obtaining
Verb forms
- Base form
- obtain
- He/she/it
- obtains
- Past
- obtained
- Past participle
- obtained
- -ing form
- obtaining
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This prospect of fresh festivity redoubled the hilarity of the guests to such a degree, that the elder Dantès, who, at the commencement of the repast, had commented upon the silence that prevailed, now found it difficult, amid the general din of voices, to obtain a moment’s tranquillity in which to drink to the health and prosperity of the bride and bridegroom.
Come, now, I have hopes of obtaining what I have been for years endeavoring to persuade the marquise to promise; namely, a perfect amnesty and forgetfulness of the past.”
Ample corroboration of this statement may be obtained by arresting the above-mentioned Edmond Dantès, who either carries the letter for Paris about with him, or has it at his father’s abode.
But the shepherd, returning to the fold during the night to obtain meat for the next day, mistakenly caught up the Wolf instead of a sheep, and killed him instantly.
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