obtener

/obteˈneɾ/ · A2 · verb

to obtain

ob + tener: to have (tener) something by reaching for it = obtain

From Latin obtinere: ob (toward) + tenere (to hold). Spanish tener means to have, so obtener is getting hold of something. English obtain is the same word, and it conjugates just like tener: obtengo, obtuve.

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