English
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn
Verb
en-verb
- transitive: To hold; to keep; to possess.
- transitive: To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
- transitive: To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail.
#: the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
- intransitive: To prevail; to succeed.
- intransitive: To exist
#: Even though the Pervaise confession had never come to light, no reasonable doubt could obtain; for the act in question [...] was on a par with countless other acts committed by the oligarchs, and, before them, by the capitalists. -- Jack London, The Iron Heel.
Translations
trans-top|to hold, possess
French: avoir
Italian: avere
trans-mid
Japanese: æ㤠(ã㤠romaji motsu); æã£ã¦ãã (ãã£ã¦ãã romaji motte-iru)
Korean: ê°ë¤ (gat-da)
Kurdish: KUchar|دÙâسکÙâÙتÙ
Romanian: avea
Spanish : obtener
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trans-top|to get hold of by effort
Finnish: hankkia
French: obtenir
trans-mid
Italian: ottenere
Korean: ì»ë¤ (eot-da)
Kurdish: KUchar|دÙâسکÙâÙتÙ, KUchar|Ù¾ÙâÛداکردÙ
Romanian: obţine
Telugu: సమà°à±à°°à±à°à±à°à±à°¨à± (samakoorchukonu)
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trans-top|to gain a firm footing
French: s'établir
Italian: stabilirsi
trans-mid
Japanese: èªåã¨çºã (ãã¶ãã¨ãªã romaji jibun to nasu)
Korean: êµ³íë¤ (gout-hee-da)
Romanian: a se stabili
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trans-top|to succeed
French: réussir, avoir succès
Italian: riuscire
trans-mid
Japanese: æãã (ãããã romaji ooseru); çºã (ãªã romaji naru)
Korean: ì´ë£¨ë¤ (ir-rou-da)
Romanian: reuÅi, avea succes
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