Obtain

·vi To Prevail; to Succeed.

II. Obtain ·vt To Hold; to Keep; to Possess.

III. Obtain ·vt To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to Procure; to acquire, in any way.

IV. Obtain ·add. ·vi To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

V. Obtain ·vi To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to Subsist; to become prevalent or general; to Prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.