🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

प्राप्त करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: praapt karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Obtain/əbˈteɪn/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसे अपनी पढ़ाई के लिए एक छात्रवृत्ति प्राप्त करने में सफलता मिली।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To get or acquire something.

    "She was able to obtain a scholarship for her studies."
  2. 2

    To come into possession of something through effort.

    "He worked hard to obtain the necessary qualifications."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'obtain' comes from the Latin 'obtinere', meaning 'to hold on to' or 'to get'. It evolved through Old French 'obtenir' before entering Middle English in the 14th century, where it retained the meaning of acquiring or gaining possession of something.

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