obtain
1. come into possession of (Freq. 116)
- How did you obtain the visa?
• Derivationally related forms:
obtainable, obtention, obtainment
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
carry, excavate, dig up, turn up, extort,
wring from, kite, source, procure, secure, extract,
take out, get in, get into, eke out, squeeze out, mooch,
bum, cadge, grub, sponge, derive, gain,
shop, snag, grab
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) (Freq. 17)
- 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
• Syn:
receive, get, find, incur
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
take
• Verb Group:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. be valid, applicable, or true (Freq. 1)
- This theory still holds
• Syn:
prevail, hold
• Hypernyms:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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