🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

obtención

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ob-ten-syon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Obtaining/əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Está obteniendo su título en biología."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To come into possession of something; to acquire.

    "She is obtaining her degree in biology after years of hard work."
  2. 2

    To achieve or secure something through effort.

    "The team is obtaining the necessary permits to start the construction."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'obtaining' is derived from the Middle English 'obteinen', which comes from the Old French 'obtenir', and ultimately from the Latin 'obtinere', meaning 'to hold on to'. The evolution of the term reflects a transition from a physical sense of holding to a more abstract sense of acquiring or gaining.

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