how to pronounce obtain

/əbˈtɛɪn/

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obtain is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of obtain in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that are more difficult to obtain so for …”

meaning of obtain

Obtain means to get or gain possession of something.

obtain frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word obtain occurs in english on average 15 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics obtain can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that obtain can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;