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    [Verb]  | "ob*tain" | \ əb-ˈtān \


    1: to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort

    2: to be generally recognized or established : prevail

    3: succeed


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre to hold on to, possess, obtain, from ob- in the way + tenēre to hold {mat|thin|};

    [Verb]  | "obtain" 


    1: to receive as return for effort;


      * e.g., " ... after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist "





     [ "obtain" ]

    1: To gain, collect, or acquire something unto your possession.

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to obtain an STI from this chick in Chicago, its gonna be rad. 

     [ "obtain" ]

    1: A word Andrew MacPherson does not know.

      * e.g.,  ... Andrew MacPherson can't obtain the understanding of the word obtain. 

     [ "Obtain the Grain" ]

    1: just a way for one, ie. me, to flex on yall with their immaculate use of the english language by speaking as the ones important to society do, its the competent way of saying "lets get that bread"

      * e.g.,  ... You: Lets get this bread 

     [ "Lets Obtain the Grain" ]

    1: Instead of lets get this bread lets try Lets obtain the grain

      * e.g.,  ... Grocery list: Bread 

     [ "obtaining banana soule" ]

    1: To have done it all at this point you are a holy being who shall forever be a god the only way to lose banana souls is to stop tweeting BANANA SOULE and then linking alpharad deluxe channel at least once a day

      * e.g.,  ... Yo bro I just heard Ellie just told everyone the easy steps to obtaining banana soule! 

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