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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb obtain 2 of 3 senses of obtain Sense 1 obtain => carry => excavate, dig up turn up => extort, wring from => procure, secure => extract => take out => get in get into => eke out squeeze out => mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => derive, gain => shop => snag => grab => outsource Sense 2 receive, get find obtain, incur => take Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb obtain 2 of 3 senses of obtain Sense 1 obtain => carry => excavate, dig up turn up => grub up grub out => nuzzle => disinter, exhume => extort, wring from => pry, prise => procure, secure => copyright => patent => engage, enlist => recruit => extract => take out => get in get into => eke out squeeze out => mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => freeload => derive, gain => reap, draw => shop => snag => grab => outsource Sense 2 receive, get find obtain, incur => take Entailment of verb obtain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb obtain 3 senses of obtain Sense 1 obtain => get acquire Sense 2 receive, get find obtain, incur => change Sense 3 prevail, hold obtain => exist, be Familiarity of verb obtain obtain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb obtain Sense 1 obtain => get acquire -------------- Sense 2 receive, get find obtain, incur => change -------------- Sense 3 prevail, hold obtain => exist, be -------------- Overview of verb obtain The verb obtain has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (118) obtain -- (come into possession of "How did you obtain the visa?") 2. (18) receive, get find obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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") 3. (1) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds") Overview of verb obtain The verb obtain has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (118) obtain -- (come into possession of "How did you obtain the visa?") 2. (18) receive, get find obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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") 3. (1) prevail, hold obtain -- (be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds")
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