A Quick and Simple Dictionary

obtain

1. Verb.  (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
2. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. (defdate, 15th-19th c.) .
3. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. (defdate, 15th-19th c.) .
4. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. (defdate, 15th-18th c.) .
5. Verb.  (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. (defdate, from 17th c.) .