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To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

To hold; to keep; to possess.

To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.

To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

To prevail; to succeed.

To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

To hold; to keep; to possess.

To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.

To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.

To prevail; to succeed.

To get possession of; gain; acquire; as, to obtain knowledge; win; procure.

To be established in practice or use; to prevall or be in fashion; as, widely different customs obtain in different countries.

To lay hold of: to hold: to procure by effort: to gain.

To be established: to continue in use: to become held or prevalent: to subsist: (rare) to succeed.

To be established or prevalent.

To gain; get.

To have place; be prevalent.

Obtainablee.