Type dyn.pr. Doing ↔ Obtaining

achieving or possessing something

Obtaining includes not only that which is possessed but also that which is achieved. For example, one might obtain a law degree or the love of a parent. One can also obtain a condition, such as obtaining a smoothly operating political system. Whether it refers to a mental or physical state or process, obtaining describes the concept of attaining.

syn. controlling for oneself, possessing, having, keeping