to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income. Obsolete. to attain or reach. to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
Can be attained meaning?
1 : to reach as an end : gain, achieve attain a goal. 2 : to come into possession of : obtain he attained preferment over his fellows. 3 : to come to as the end of a progression or course of movement They attained the top of the hill.
How do you use obtained in a sentence?
Obtained sentence example
- At least I obtained his promise of confidence. ...
- And how have I obtained all this? ...
- A week later he obtained his leave. ...
- The pyrimidines may be obtained by condensing I. ...
- Howie obtained a full description of the man and his vehicle and the license plate number.
