obtener — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- 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.
- secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
Senses
obtener is used for these senses in English:
- acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- check out (transitive, computer programming) To obtain source code (and/or other material) from a source control repository so that one can modify it (and often later "check in" the modified version back).
- 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.
- secure To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
acquire — full definition
- verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.