Obtenir
Example: Vaig obtenir un bon resultat a l'examen de català.
Definition
"Obtenir" means to gain or secure something, especially through effort or request. It is used to express the act of acquiring or achieving a result, such as in the phrase 'Vaig obtenir un bon resultat a l'examen de català,' meaning 'I obtained a good result in the Catalan exam.'
Etymology
The word "obtenir" comes from the Latin 'obtinēre,' which means 'to hold, to obtain.' It combines 'ob-' meaning 'toward' and 'tenēre' meaning 'to hold.' Did you know that "obtenir" has retained much of its original sense of grasping or holding something over time?
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"Obtenir" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 3", containing 113 commonly used words.
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