0 to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else:
to obtain permission
First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain.
In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.
Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.
1 (especially of a situation) to exist:
It's hard to obtain truly independent financial advice.
The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.
The money was dishonestly obtained.
The documents are the first substantive information obtained by the investigators.
Other examples can be obtained by using the above preservation properties.
When family members joined the interviews, the same explanations were given and the same consent obtained.
Note that h2 is obtained by solving eb2 h2 !