obtain
To get something, often by working or asking for it.
obtain in a sentence
- You must obtain a ticket from the office before you can board the steam train.
- The wizard needed to obtain a rare silver feather before he could finish the spell.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to obtain?
- Alose
- Bgive
- Cget
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C: get. The other three mean the opposite of obtain.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to obtain?
- Aearn
- Bget
- Cgain
- Dlose
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D: lose. The other three mean nearly the same as obtain.
Words that mean something similar
get, gain, earn
Words that mean the opposite
lose, give
More words about movement & action
- onslaught: A fierce attack or a great rush of something.
- peer: To look very closely and carefully at something that is hard to see.
- pelt: To throw things at someone again and again, or to rain very hard.
- plod: To walk slowly with heavy steps.
- plummet: To fall very fast and suddenly.
- plunge: To fall or dive suddenly downwards.
- pounce: To jump on something suddenly to catch it.
- procure: To get something, often with care or effort.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test