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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb attain has 4 senses
- attain(v = verb.social) accomplish, achieve, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" is one way to bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
- attain(v = verb.motion) hit, reach - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" is one way to arrive, come, get
- attain(v = verb.possession) chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" is one way to find, regain
- attain(v = verb.motion) arrive at, gain, hit, make, reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" Derived form noun attainment2
Derived forms adjective attainable1, noun attainment1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived form noun attainment2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
They attain the water
CIDE DICTIONARY
attain, v. t. [Of. atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F. atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach. See Tangent, and cf. Attinge, Attaint.].
- To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest. [1913 Webster]"Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means?" [1913 Webster]
- To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [1913 Webster]"Not well attaining his meaning." [1913 Webster]
- To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To overtake. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- To reach in excellence or degree; to equal. [1913 Webster]
attain, v. i.
- To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. [1913 Webster]"If by any means they might attain to Phenice." [1913 Webster]"Nor nearer might the dogs attain." [1913 Webster]"To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber." [1913 Webster]"Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this." [1913 Webster]
- To come or arrive, by an effort of mind. [1913 Webster]"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it." [1913 Webster]
attain, n.
Attainment. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
attain, v.
1 tr. arrive at; reach (a goal etc.).
2 tr. gain, accomplish (an aim, distinction, etc.).
3 intr. (foll. by to) arrive at by conscious development or effort.
1 tr. arrive at; reach (a goal etc.).
2 tr. gain, accomplish (an aim, distinction, etc.).
3 intr. (foll. by to) arrive at by conscious development or effort.
Derivative
attainable adj. attainability n. attainableness n.
Etymology
ME f. AF atain-, atein-, OF ataign- stem of ataindre f. L attingere (as AD-, tangere touch)
THESAURUS
attain
accede, accomplish, achieve, approach, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain to, be instated, be received, blow in, bob up, check in, clock in, come, come in, come to, come to hand, compass, consummate, deal with, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, do the job, do the trick, effect, effectuate, enact, execute, fetch, fetch up at, find, fulfill, gain, get in, get there, get to, hit, hit town, knock off, make, make good, make it, manage, mount the throne, perform, polish off, pop up, produce, pull in, punch in, put away, reach, realize, ring in, roll in, score, show up, sign in, succeed, take care of, take office, time in, turn the trick, turn up, win, work, work outROGET THESAURUS
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Arrival
VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.
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