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to be able to ...; can ...
to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
「得る」 has another reading with different meanings.
その問題は誰にでも起こり得る。
That problem can happen to anyone.
その計画は十分に実現し得た。
That plan was fully able to be realized.
技術の進歩により新たな治療法を開発し得ている。
Advances in technology are making it possible to develop new treatments.