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obtenir

obtenir

Catalan

Verb

obtenir (first-person singular present obtinc, past participle obtingut)

  1. to obtain, to get

Conjugation

As tenir, but lacking the imperative .

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French obtenir, borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp.tə.niʁ/

Verb

obtenir

  1. to get, to obtain

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

Anagrams


Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obtenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1283[1], borrowing from Latin obtineō, obtinēre.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

References

  1. obtenir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).