English Dictionary

obtain

IPA（発音記号）

/əbˈteɪn/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用 古語

(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. / (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

日本語の意味

手に入れる / 入手する / 獲得する / 取得する

She managed to obtain the rare manuscript from a private collection.

彼女は私有のコレクションからその希少な写本を入手することができた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?

意味（2）

(intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

he was condemned to die for the felony, and being so well known for an old offender, had certainly died, but the merchant, upon his earnest application, had obtained that he should be transported, on condition that he restored all the rest of his bills, which he had done accordingly.

意味（3）

(intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

“O daughter deare!” (said she) “despeire no whit; / For never sore but might a salve obtain ….”

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

His mother then is mortal, but his Sire / He who obtains the monarchy of Heav'n, / And what will he not do to advance his Son?

意味（5）

(intransitive, archaic) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain; for the act in question […] was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists.

obtains （ present singular third-person ）

obtaining （ participle present ）

obtained （ participle past ）

obtained （ past ）