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obtainable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əbˈteɪnəbl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B T EY1 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be obtained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being obtained

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gettable, getable, procurable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English obtain Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English obtainable From obtain + -able.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: достижим (dostižim) — capable of being obtained
  • Danish: anskaffningsbar — capable of being obtained
  • Danish: tilgængelig — capable of being obtained
  • Dutch: beschikbaar — capable of being obtained
  • Dutch: verkrijgbaar — capable of being obtained
  • Esperanto: akirebla — capable of being obtained
  • Finnish: saatavilla oleva — capable of being obtained
  • German: verfügbar — capable of being obtained
  • German: erhältlich — capable of being obtained
  • Hungarian: megszerezhető — capable of being obtained
  • Irish: infhaighte — capable of being obtained
  • Italian: ottenibile — capable of being obtained
  • Latin: impetrābilis — capable of being obtained
  • Macedonian: до́стапен (dóstapen) — capable of being obtained
  • Portuguese: obtenível — capable of being obtained
  • Portuguese: obtível — capable of being obtained
  • Portuguese: arranjável — capable of being obtained
  • Spanish: obtenible — capable of being obtained
  • Swedish: anskaffbar — capable of being obtained
  • Swedish: tillgänglig — capable of being obtained
  • Turkish: bulunabilir — capable of being obtained
  • Turkish: mevcut — capable of being obtained