How to pronounce obtain in American English
“obtain” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to obtain the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “obtain” in: all accents · British English (987 clips)
“obtain” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
-
ensuring that Iran cannot obtain and does not obtain a nuclear weapon.
The Obama White House
-
but we always continue to obtain and to seek to obtain information.
Dept of Justice
-
Obtain feedback from teachers.
CDC
Words that sound like “obtain”
Words one sound away from obtain — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “obtain”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of obtain. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.