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- [uh b-teyn]
- /əbˈteɪn/
- /əbˈteɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh b-teyn]
- /əbˈteɪn/
Definitions of obtained word
- verb with object obtained to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income. 1
- verb with object obtained Obsolete. to attain or reach. 1
- verb without object obtained to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome. 1
- verb without object obtained Archaic. to succeed. 1
- noun obtained Get, acquire, or secure (something). 1
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Origin of obtained
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English obteinen < Middle French obtenir < Latin obtinēre to take hold of, equivalent to ob- ob- + -tinēre (combining form of tenēre to hold)
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Parts of speech for Obtained
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
obtained popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
obtained usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obtained
adjective obtained
- received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- realized — to grasp or understand clearly.
- gratified — Obsolete. to reward; remunerate.
- plagiaristic — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- perf — chad
Antonyms for obtained
verb obtained
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- dispersed — Simple past tense and past participle of disperse.
- distributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
- divided — separated; separate.
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
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