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What does obtain mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.]
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. [15th–19th c.]
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. [15th–19th c.]
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. [15th–18th c.]
  5. (intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. [from 17th c.]
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A number of trial fillings and catchweights may be necessary to obtain the desired degree of accuracy.
Still he was determined to obtain the palm of being the first circumambulator of the earth.
To obtain normal surface moisture, the peeled carrots were dewetted by centrifuging with a salad spinner.
Nevertheless, food processors could obtain gains for conventional products after market disgregation.
Let us therefore obtain an account from both kinds of men in turn on behalf of the beinghood they posit.
A first step in a company's defense against executive kidnapping is to develop a policy and obtain approval of an antikidnap plan.

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