obter — meaning in English

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

1. adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
2. adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
3. verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
4. verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.

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