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attain English

Meaning attain meaning

What does attain mean?
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attain Verb

— Someone attains a status if they reach it and start to have that status. My brother attained first place in the race. After 4 years at university, she attained her degree.

attain

— verb (= achieve) to gain with effort she achieved her goal despite setbacks — verb (= reach, hit) 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 — verb (= reach, make, hit) 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 — verb (= strike, chance upon) find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake

Synonyms attain synonyms

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attain English » English

reach achieve get obtain accomplish acquire gain arrive at hit succeed strike find win score catch run up against run across encounter earn come secure receive realize make grasp go get to fulfill bring arrive approach accrue wallop visit stub smack seize satisfy reap profit manage light upon knock happen upon grow fall upon enter discover compass come upon

Topics attain topics

What do people use attain to talk about?
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Physical actions Move Move toward something Leave

Arrive
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Beginning
Grammar General words Be

Become, change state
Grammar General words

Do

Conjugation attain conjugation

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attain · verb

Examples attain examples

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Simple sentences

That aim is impossible to attain.
One day, all children in Malaysia will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
As a test pilot, Neil Armstrong made 7 flights in the X-15 aircraft. He was able to attain an altitude of 63,198 meters (207,500 feet).
I have to attain my purpose at all costs.
Everyone strives for efficiency but few seem to attain it.
The piggy bank was stuffed so full that it could no longer rattle, which is the highest state of perfection that a piggy bank can attain.

Movie subtitles

Whoever feels that he is the carrier of the best blood. and knowingly uses it to attain the leadership. will never relinquish it!
You married him so you could become a. So you and I could attain immortality, yes.
Only thus you can attain salvation.
Brother Bernardo, why do you not explain in your own sweet way how creatures are to attain such peace of the spirit?
You've received every kind of kudos a scientist can attain.
Some of them even attain freedom. and become trainers themselves.
She hopes this way to attain wisdom one day.
It is our law that all who attain their 52nd year shall pleasurably pass the remainder of their lives free from responsibility and care.
Can you think of a better choice right now? Yes, we can wait and see if we attain escape velocity. We won't.
When you attain my spiritual level. we shall then have the long winter evenings before us for our discussions.
I give you my word. I'm sure that, from this day forward, your planet and our Federation will attain the deepest friendship.
To attain that kind of communication, it will be necessary to touch it.
The best I should've been able to attain was a draw.
As an aphrodisiast, Dr Stringfellow proposes the use of synthetic aphrodisiac drugs to assist those who wish to attain a fully three-dimensional sexuality.
Would you agree that, with sufficient practice, anyone, including a woman, could attain such force, particularly if that person was very angry?
We poets have no need for drugs to attain the borderline between life and death.
Only men devoted to the Gods may attain this wisdom.
I'm sure that, from this day forward, your planet and our Federation will attain the deepest friendship.
You'll be helping the oppressed people of Bolanga to attain their freedom.
Use it to attain understanding and love.
Finally, the combination of shape plus motion can attain an erotic significance which is contained in neither shape nor motion when taken separately.
To attain a position she doesn't merit by temperament or training.
Oh, merciful, loving, sweet Virgin, pray for us. so we may attain the divine grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Writers are always compromising to attain commercial success.
A purity that I will never attain again.
Grace does not always attain the aim for which God grants it.
For ages and ages, man has been storing knowledge and enriching his mind to attain the wonderful perfe ction that life has be come.
Try to attain the highest average possible.
The asceticism to follow the principles is the only way for us to attain the privilege of the brides.
Revolutionary theory can thus not yet attain. its own total existence.
To attain that goal we had to lead a special kind of life which, while leaving us Christians, had made us alien to the Christian world.

News and current affairs

Science can help us to attain the life we want, but it cannot teach us what kind of life is worth wanting.
Radicals use the inability to attain political objectives peacefully to inspire fanatical action and to justify forms of violence normally considered unacceptable.
Moreover, appeasement is based on the dangerous assumption that the extremists' objectives are limited - that once they attain their stated goals by using violence, they will become responsible members of the world community.
Even if the language of the Protocol is sharpened before China joins the WTO, China's trading partners should hold realistic expectations about the limited results China can attain even if its reforms are energetic and sincere.
Democracy remains a worthy and widespread goal, but it is important to distinguish the goal from the means used to attain it.
The government of a country hit by a positive shock could attain a target even without having done anything to achieve it.
On one side stood people who understood how to operate in a democracy, attain power, and realize their ambitions.
Corporations are attempting to achieve by stealth - through secretly negotiated trade agreements - what they could not attain in an open political process.
These countries now require painful, far-reaching reforms to attain economic prosperity, a goal that presupposes cultural change as well.
Statisticians suggest that, on a ceteris paribus basis, the Left will attain an absolute majority in the first round in five years.What sort of a Left is on the march in Uruguay?
That will be enough to keep the advanced economies growing this year; unfortunately, it will not be enough to attain the faster growth that their citizens' wellbeing - and that of the global economy - urgently requires.
That premise should be a commitment to invest in the provision of public goods that people and governments worldwide want but cannot attain without American leadership.
It is now necessary to show that democracy is the best path for Palestinians to attain their national goals.
The groups that needed to work together to attain them were easy to identify, and they could be held accountable for cooperation and progress.
More flexibility would help attain more balanced and sustainable growth.
Democracy remains a worthy and widespread goal, which should be distinguished from the means chosen to attain it.
Some of these policies are driven by the desire to attain a competitive advantage, as is the case with China's support for green industries.
An education company could attain E Corp status only if it became transparent about its values and outcomes.
Given that investment banks can only attain high rates of return in a world with volatile asset prices and short-term performance goals, companies pressure their managers to follow suit.
CAIRO - Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first-ever elected civilian president, recently granted himself sweeping temporary powers in order, he claims, to attain the objectives of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak's dictatorship.
The specter of a Middle East nuclear arms race, with Iran's Sunni rivals in the region - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others - redoubling their efforts to attain nuclear status, cannot be ruled out.
Finally, they need to attain a rapid rate of productivity growth, which can be achieved only by ensuring a high-quality, broadly accessible educational system.
China's government is already moving ahead on multiple fronts to attain this goal as was clear from announcements at this week's National People's Congress.
To overcome its economic deficiencies and attain social stability, the North has no choice but to abandon its nuclear weapons program and move toward reform and greater openness.

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