obtains is a form of:

Obtain



verbpast tense: obtained ; past participle: obtained ; present participle: obtaining ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To get) បាន, រកបាន, ឈ្នះ, ឆ្នោត, គួរតែបាន, ទៅដល់, សោយរាជ្យ, គ្រប់គ្រង, ឈ្នះគេ, មានគេនិយាយច្រើន, មក, មានសារៈសំខាន់, បានទទួល, បានសម្រេច
Example: He went to the cupboard to obtain some colored chalk.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To be customary) rules don't obtain ទាក់ទង, នៅប្រើ
Example: These customs no longer obtain, This obtains with most people.
Example: He always manages to obtain what he wants.
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: obtained ; past participle: obtained ; present participle: obtaining ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To gain or have a firm footing; to become recognized or established; to become or be prevalent or general; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
1.
acquire, assimilate, attain, earn, get, glean, gather, procure, reap, recover, secure, win
1.
fore go, forfeit, lose, miss, surrender
1.
To hold, to keep, to possess
2.
To prevail, to succeed