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attain

[ uh-teyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:

    to attain one's goals.

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  2. to come to or arrive at, especially after some labor or tedium; reach:

    to attain the age of 96;

    to attain the mountain peak.

    Antonyms:



verb (used without object)

  1. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually followed by to or unto ):

    to attain to knowledge.

  2. to reach in the course of development or growth:

    These trees attain to remarkable height.

attain

/ əˈ³Ù±ðɪ²Ô /

verb

  1. tr to achieve or accomplish (a task, goal, aim, etc)
  2. tr to reach or arrive at in space or time

    to attain old age

  3. introften foll byto to arrive (at) with effort or exertion

    to attain to glory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹³ÙËŒ³Ù²¹¾±²Ô²¹Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
  • ²¹³Ùˈ³Ù²¹¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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  • ²¹³Ù·³Ù²¹¾±²Ô·±ð°ù noun
  • °ù±ð·²¹³Ù·³Ù²¹¾±²Ô verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹³Ù·³Ù²¹¾±²Ô·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of attain1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English atei(g)nen, from Anglo-French, Old French ateign- (stem of ateindre ), from unattested Vulgar Latin attangere (for Latin attingere ), equivalent to Latin at- at- + tangere “to touchâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of attain1

C14: from Old French ateindre, from Latin attingere to reach, from tangere to touch
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Synonym Study

See gain 1.
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Example Sentences

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