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ottenere

Pronunciation: /ot.teˈne.re/

“ottenere” is an Italian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to obtain, to achieve, to gain (something desired)
  2. to obtain, to get (a result)
  3. to prevail

In Italian

  1. riuscire ad avere ciò che si desidera
  2. ricavare da un procedimento

Etymology

From Latin obtinēre, probably a semi-learned borrowing.

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