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# obtainable

adjective (obtainable)

«obtainable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Obtainable means able to be got or bought: "the tickets are obtainable from the office". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#m1)
2. Obtainable can mean possible to reach: "the highest obtainable score". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal notices and exam language "obtainable" replaces "available" or "can be got". In maths, "the highest obtainable mark" is the most points you can get. Phrases: easily obtainable, obtainable from, the maximum obtainable.

### Examples

- Forms are obtainable from the school office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x1)
- The highest obtainable score is 100. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x2)
- Fresh fish is easily obtainable at the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x3)
- This medicine is only obtainable from a chemist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x4)
- Water was hard to obtain in the desert, but not unobtainable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x5)
- Is this toy still obtainable in the shops? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/#x6)

### Note

Formal. Verb: obtain (to get). Opposite: unobtainable. Everyday words: available, you can get it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «obtainable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obtainable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obtainable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obtainable.html) on Mova free.