obter

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtinēre, present active infinitive of obtineō.

Verb

1. (transitive) to obtain

Related terms

• obtención

Further reading

• “obter”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obtinēre, present active infinitive of obtineō, with conjugation based on ter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbteɾ/ [ɔˈβteɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbteɾ/ [ɔˈβteɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbte.ɾi/ [ɔˈβte.ɾi]

• IPA^(key): /ob.ˈte(ʁ)/, /o.bi.ˈte(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: ob‧ter

Verb

1. to obtain, get
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 656:

     Ele podia ouvi-la se deslocando para a direita, para obter uma visão desimpedida dele.

     He could hear her moving herself to the right, to obtain an unobstructed view of him.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:obter.

Related terms

• obtenção

Further reading

• “obter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024