obtain

obtener

verb

obtain
[əbˈteɪn]
verbo transitivo
1obtener, conseguir (information, money)
verbo intransitivo
2prevalecer (Formal) (practice, rule)

obtain [ob-tein]
1Obtener, adquirir, conseguir.
2Alcanzar, lograr. (Antiguo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Estar establecido, mantenerse en uso o en práctica; existir alguna ley, calidad o condición en una cosa. (n)
4Prevalecer, tener ventaja. (n)
  • This model didn’t obtain in my day -> este modelo no existía en mis tiempos
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obtain [əbˈteɪn]
verb:transitive
obtener; conseguir; (acquire) adquirir
his uncle obtained the job for him su tío le consiguió el puesto; oil can be obtained from coal se puede extraer aceite del carbón
verb:intransitive
(formal) [+price, law] regir; [+theory] prevalecer; predominar
the price which obtains now el precio que rige ahora; in the conditions then obtaining en las condiciones que imperaban entonces; that did not obtain in my day en mis tiempos eso no era así

Verb Conjugation for "obtain"

Imperative
  • obtain
  • you obtain
  • he/she obtains
  • we obtain
  • you obtain
  • they obtain
Preterite
  • I obtained
  • you obtained
  • he/she obtained
  • we obtained
  • you obtained
  • they obtained
Present Continuous
  • I am obtaining
  • you are obtaining
  • he/she is obtaining
  • we are obtaining
  • you are obtaining
  • they are obtaining
Present Perfect
  • I have obtained
  • you have obtained
  • he/she has obtained
  • we have obtained
  • you have obtained
  • they have obtained
Past Continuous
  • I was obtaining
  • you were obtaining
  • he/she was obtaining
  • we were obtaining
  • you were obtaining
  • they were obtaining
Past Perfect
  • I had obtained
  • you had obtained
  • he/she had obtained
  • we had obtained
  • you had obtained
  • they had obtained
Future
  • I will obtain
  • you will obtain
  • he/she will obtain
  • we will obtain
  • you will obtain
  • they will obtain
Future Perfect
  • I will have obtained
  • you will have obtained
  • he/she will have obtained
  • we will have obtained
  • you will have obtained
  • they will have obtained
Future Continuous
  • I will be obtaining
  • you will be obtaining
  • he/she will be obtaining
  • we will be obtaining
  • you will be obtaining
  • they will be obtaining
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been obtaining
  • you have been obtaining
  • he/she has been obtaining
  • we have been obtaining
  • you have been obtaining
  • they have been obtaining
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been obtaining
  • you will have been obtaining
  • he/she will have been obtaining
  • we will have been obtaining
  • you will have been obtaining
  • they will have been obtaining
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been obtaining
  • you had been obtaining
  • he/she had been obtaining
  • we had been obtaining
  • you had been obtaining
  • they had been obtaining

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