# obtains

Pronunciation: say "uhb-TAYNZ" /əbˈteɪnz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of obtain. — third-person singular simple present indicative of obtain
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of obtain. Use this form with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The laboratory obtains its samples from three coastal sites each month._
   - _A peculiar custom obtains in that valley, unchanged for centuries._

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