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obtain — verb ADVERB ▪ fraudulently, illegally, unlawfully (BrE, law) ▪ legally ▪ recently VERB + OBTAIN ▪ … Collocations dictionary
obtain — 01. Where can I [obtain] information about registering for regular courses? 02. Some medicinal herbs that were previously [obtainable] at health stores are now available only with a doctor s prescription. 03. I bought this CD at a store a few… … Grammatical examples in English
obtain — verb formal 1 (T) to get something that you want, especially through your own effort, skill, or work: Further information can be obtained from head office. | They ve extended the growing season to obtain a larger crop. | the difficulty of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
obtain — [[t]ɒbte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ obtains, obtaining, obtained 1) VERB To obtain something means to get it or achieve it. [FORMAL] [V n] Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents... [V n] The perfect body has always been difficult to… … English dictionary
difficult — dif|fi|cult W1S1 [ˈdıfıkəlt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: difficulty] 1.) hard to do, understand, or deal with ≠ ↑easy ▪ a difficult question ▪ an immensely difficult task ▪ Was the exam very difficult? ▪ It s difficult to see how more savings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
obtain */*/*/ — UK [əbˈteɪn] / US verb Word forms obtain : present tense I/you/we/they obtain he/she/it obtains present participle obtaining past tense obtained past participle obtained 1) [transitive] to get something that you want or need, especially by going… … English dictionary
obtain — ob|tain [ əb teın ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to get something you want or need, especially by going through a process that is difficult: ACQUIRE: She has to obtain her parents permission before she does anything. Long delays in obtaining… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard to come by — Difficult to obtain … A concise dictionary of English slang
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
