obter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- exact adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- obtain verb To get or acquire something, often through effort or a formal process.
- place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
- procure verb To obtain something, especially through effort or by particular means.
Senses
obter is used for these senses in English:
- elicit To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- exact (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- place (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- procure (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
exact — full definition
- adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
- adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
- verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
- verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.