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What would be the correct usage and spelling of the word OBTAIN ?

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Yes;

it's a verb -

"I'd like to obtain a bachelor's degree"

"He obtained the courage to carry on"

it's essentially synonymous with "to 'get'"
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Check out:

http://vocabusage.info/HTMLDIR/obt/obtai...
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yup.. check out dictionary.com
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Yes spelt correct...It means to get, so I obtained coffee
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Yeah, you spelled it correctly and a sentence using it would be "I would like to obtain a bottle of water."
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To obtain that answer, read this sentence.
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I would like to "obtain" a new car.
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Obtain

To obtain something is to receive it for example obtaining a necklace
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Yes.
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"it" is I - T

"obtain" is O-B-T-A-I-N

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So, yes, you spelled "obtain" correctly.

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yes, and the correct usage would be to describe any situation where you gain or receive something
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yes-- correct
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obtains, meaning to get access to something or get something.

Like if somebody went and bought a pencil, he obtained a pencil.
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