obtain

obtener, conseguir

Llegar a tener algo, a menudo pidiéndolo, trabajando para conseguirlo o buscándolo.

En inglés sencillo: To get something, often by asking, working, or trying to find it.

• You must obtain permission first.
• She obtained a copy of the report.
• Where can I obtain tickets for the concert?

Cómo se usa: obtain something from someone/something (You can obtain the form from the office.); obtain permission to do something (We obtained permission to enter the building.)

Sinónimos: get, acquire, secure

Expresiones frecuentes: obtain permission, obtain information, obtain something from someone

regir, existir

Existir o ser válido en una situación concreta.

En inglés sencillo: To exist or be true in a particular situation.

• These conditions still obtain.
• The same rule obtained in both countries.
• Does that situation obtain elsewhere?

Sinónimos: exist, apply, hold true

Expresiones frecuentes: conditions obtain, still obtain