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Meaning attain meaning
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Conjugation attain conjugation
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attain · verb
Present I attain
Positive I attain
Singular
1st person I attain
2nd person you attain
3rd person he/she/it attains
Plural
1st person we attain
2nd person you attain
3rd person they attain
Negative I don't attain
Singular
1st person I don't attain I do not attain
2nd person you don't attain you do not attain
3rd person he/she/it doesn't attain he/she/it does not attain
Plural
1st person we don't attain we do not attain
2nd person you don't attain you do not attain
3rd person they don't attain they do not attain
Question do I attain?
Singular
1st person do I attain?
2nd person do you attain?
3rd person does he/she/it attain?
Plural
1st person do we attain?
2nd person do you attain?
3rd person do they attain?
Negative question don't I attain?
Singular
1st person don't I attain? do I not attain?
2nd person don't you attain? do you not attain?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it attain? does he/she/it not attain?
Plural
1st person don't we attain? do we not attain?
2nd person don't you attain? do you not attain?
3rd person don't they attain? do they not attain?
Past I attained
Positive I attained
Singular
1st person I attained
2nd person you attained
3rd person he/she/it attained
Plural
1st person we attained
2nd person you attained
3rd person they attained
Negative I didn't attain
Singular
1st person I didn't attain I did not attain
2nd person you didn't attain you did not attain
3rd person he/she/it didn't attain he/she/it did not attain
Plural
1st person we didn't attain we did not attain
2nd person you didn't attain you did not attain
3rd person they didn't attain they did not attain
Question did I attain?
Singular
1st person did I attain?
2nd person did you attain?
3rd person did he/she/it attain?
Plural
1st person did we attain?
2nd person did you attain?
3rd person did they attain?
Negative question didn't I attain?
Singular
1st person didn't I attain? did I not attain?
2nd person didn't you attain? did you not attain?
3rd person didn't he/she/it attain? did he/she/it not attain?
Plural
1st person didn't we attain? did we not attain?
2nd person didn't you attain? did you not attain?
3rd person didn't they attain? did they not attain?
Future I'll attain
Positive I'll attain
Singular
1st person I'll attain I will attain
2nd person you'll attain you will attain
3rd person he/she/it'll attain he/she/it will attain
Plural
1st person we'll attain we will attain
2nd person you'll attain you will attain
3rd person they'll attain they will attain
Negative I won't attain
Singular
1st person I won't attain I will not attain
2nd person you won't attain you will not attain
3rd person he/she/it won't attain he/she/it will not attain
Plural
1st person we won't attain we will not attain
2nd person you won't attain you will not attain
3rd person they won't attain they will not attain
Question will I attain?
Singular
1st person will I attain?
2nd person will you attain?
3rd person will he/she/it attain?
Plural
1st person will we attain?
2nd person will you attain?
3rd person will they attain?
Negative question won't I attain?
Singular
1st person won't I attain? will I not attain?
2nd person won't you attain? will you not attain?
3rd person won't he/she/it attain? will he/she/it not attain?
Plural
1st person won't we attain? will we not attain?
2nd person won't you attain? will you not attain?
3rd person won't they attain? will they not attain?
Conditional I'd attain
Positive I'd attain
Singular
1st person I'd attain I would attain
2nd person you'd attain you would attain
3rd person he/she/it'd attain he/she/it would attain
Plural
1st person we'd attain we would attain
2nd person you'd attain you would attain
3rd person they'd attain they would attain
Negative I wouldn't attain
Singular
1st person I wouldn't attain I would not attain
2nd person you wouldn't attain you would not attain
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't attain he/she/it would not attain
Plural
1st person we wouldn't attain we would not attain
2nd person you wouldn't attain you would not attain
3rd person they wouldn't attain they would not attain
Question would I attain?
Singular
1st person would I attain?
2nd person would you attain?
3rd person would he/she/it attain?
Plural
1st person would we attain?
2nd person would you attain?
3rd person would they attain?
Negative question wouldn't I attain?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I attain? would I not attain?
2nd person wouldn't you attain? would you not attain?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it attain? would he/she/it not attain?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we attain? would we not attain?
2nd person wouldn't you attain? would you not attain?
3rd person wouldn't they attain? would they not attain?
Present continuous I'm attaining
Positive I'm attaining
Singular
1st person I'm attaining I am attaining
2nd person you're attaining you are attaining
3rd person he/she/it's attaining he/she/it is attaining
Plural
1st person we're attaining we are attaining
2nd person you're attaining you are attaining
3rd person they're attaining they are attaining
Negative I'm not attaining
Singular
1st person I'm not attaining I am not attaining
2nd person you aren't attaining you're not attaining you are not attaining
3rd person he/she/it isn't attaining he/she/it's not attaining he/she/it is not attaining
Plural
1st person we aren't attaining we're not attaining we are not attaining
2nd person you aren't attaining you're not attaining you are not attaining
3rd person they aren't attaining they're not attaining they are not attaining
Question am I attaining?
Singular
1st person am I attaining?
2nd person are you attaining?
3rd person is he/she/it attaining?
Plural
1st person are we attaining?
2nd person are you attaining?
3rd person are they attaining?
Negative question aren't I attaining?
Singular
1st person aren't I attaining? am I not attaining?
2nd person aren't you attaining? are you not attaining?
3rd person isn't he/she/it attaining? is he/she/it not attaining?
Plural
1st person aren't we attaining? are we not attaining?
2nd person aren't you attaining? are you not attaining?
3rd person aren't they attaining? are they not attaining?
Past continuous I was attaining
Positive I was attaining
Singular
1st person I was attaining
2nd person you were attaining
3rd person he/she/it was attaining
Plural
1st person we were attaining
2nd person you were attaining
3rd person they were attaining
Negative I wasn't attaining
Singular
1st person I wasn't attaining I was not attaining
2nd person you weren't attaining you were not attaining
3rd person he/she/it wasn't attaining he/she/it was not attaining
Plural
1st person we weren't attaining we were not attaining
2nd person you weren't attaining you were not attaining
3rd person they weren't attaining they were not attaining
Question was I attaining?
Singular
1st person was I attaining?
2nd person were you attaining?
3rd person was he/she/it attaining?
Plural
1st person were we attaining?
2nd person were you attaining?
3rd person were they attaining?
Negative question wasn't I attaining?
Singular
1st person wasn't I attaining? was I not attaining?
2nd person weren't you attaining? were you not attaining?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it attaining? was he/she/it not attaining?
Plural
1st person weren't we attaining? were we not attaining?
2nd person weren't you attaining? were you not attaining?
3rd person weren't they attaining? were they not attaining?
Future continuous I'll be attaining
Positive I'll be attaining
Singular
1st person I'll be attaining I will be attaining
2nd person you'll be attaining you will be attaining
3rd person he/she/it'll be attaining he/she/it will be attaining
Plural
1st person we'll be attaining we will be attaining
2nd person you'll be attaining you will be attaining
3rd person they'll be attaining they will be attaining
Negative I won't be attaining
Singular
1st person I won't be attaining I will not be attaining
2nd person you won't be attaining you will not be attaining
3rd person he/she/it won't be attaining he/she/it will not be attaining
Plural
1st person we won't be attaining we will not be attaining
2nd person you won't be attaining you will not be attaining
3rd person they won't be attaining they will not be attaining
Question will I be attaining?
Singular
1st person will I be attaining?
2nd person will you be attaining?
3rd person will he/she/it be attaining?
Plural
1st person will we be attaining?
2nd person will you be attaining?
3rd person will they be attaining?
Negative question won't I be attaining?
Singular
1st person won't I be attaining? will I not be attaining?
2nd person won't you be attaining? will you not be attaining?
3rd person won't he/she/it be attaining? will he/she/it not be attaining?
Plural
1st person won't we be attaining? will we not be attaining?
2nd person won't you be attaining? will you not be attaining?
3rd person won't they be attaining? will they not be attaining?
Conditional continuous I'd be attaining
Positive I'd be attaining
Singular
1st person I'd be attaining I would be attaining
2nd person you'd be attaining you would be attaining
3rd person he/she/it'd be attaining he/she/it would be attaining
Plural
1st person we'd be attaining we would be attaining
2nd person you'd be attaining you would be attaining
3rd person they'd be attaining they would be attaining
Negative I wouldn't be attaining
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be attaining I would not be attaining
2nd person you wouldn't be attaining you would not be attaining
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be attaining he/she/it would not be attaining
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be attaining we would not be attaining
2nd person you wouldn't be attaining you would not be attaining
3rd person they wouldn't be attaining they would not be attaining
Question would I be attaining?
Singular
1st person would I be attaining?
2nd person would you be attaining?
3rd person would he/she/it be attaining?
Plural
1st person would we be attaining?
2nd person would you be attaining?
3rd person would they be attaining?
Negative question wouldn't I be attaining?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be attaining? would I not be attaining?
2nd person wouldn't you be attaining? would you not be attaining?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be attaining? would he/she/it not be attaining?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be attaining? would we not be attaining?
2nd person wouldn't you be attaining? would you not be attaining?
3rd person wouldn't they be attaining? would they not be attaining?
Present perfect I've attained
Positive I've attained
Singular
1st person I've attained I have attained
2nd person you've attained you have attained
3rd person he/she/it's attained he/she/it has attained
Plural
1st person we've attained we have attained
2nd person you've attained you have attained
3rd person they've attained they have attained
Negative I haven't attained
Singular
1st person I haven't attained I have not attained
2nd person you haven't attained you have not attained
3rd person he/she/it hasn't attained he/she/it has not attained
Plural
1st person we haven't attained we have not attained
2nd person you haven't attained you have not attained
3rd person they haven't attained they have not attained
Question have I attained?
Singular
1st person have I attained?
2nd person have you attained?
3rd person has he/she/it attained?
Plural
1st person have we attained?
2nd person have you attained?
3rd person have they attained?
Negative question haven't I attained?
Singular
1st person haven't I attained? have I not attained?
2nd person haven't you attained? have you not attained?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it attained? has he/she/it not attained?
Plural
1st person haven't we attained? have we not attained?
2nd person haven't you attained? have you not attained?
3rd person haven't they attained? have they not attained?
Past perfect I had attained
Positive I had attained
Singular
1st person I had attained
2nd person you had attained
3rd person he/she/it had attained
Plural
1st person we had attained
2nd person you had attained
3rd person they had attained
Negative I hadn't attained
Singular
1st person I hadn't attained I had not attained
2nd person you hadn't attained you had not attained
3rd person he/she/it hadn't attained he/she/it had not attained
Plural
1st person we hadn't attained we had not attained
2nd person you hadn't attained you had not attained
3rd person they hadn't attained they had not attained
Question had I attained?
Singular
1st person had I attained?
2nd person had you attained?
3rd person had he/she/it attained?
Plural
1st person had we attained?
2nd person had you attained?
3rd person had they attained?
Negative question hadn't I attained?
Singular
1st person hadn't I attained? had I not attained?
2nd person hadn't you attained? had you not attained?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it attained? had he/she/it not attained?
Plural
1st person hadn't we attained? had we not attained?
2nd person hadn't you attained? had you not attained?
3rd person hadn't they attained? had they not attained?
Future perfect I'll have attained
Positive I'll have attained
Singular
1st person I'll have attained I will have attained
2nd person you'll have attained you will have attained
3rd person he/she/it'll have attained he/she/it will have attained
Plural
1st person we'll have attained we will have attained
2nd person you'll have attained you will have attained
3rd person they'll have attained they will have attained
Negative I won't have attained
Singular
1st person I won't have attained I will not have attained
2nd person you won't have attained you will not have attained
3rd person he/she/it won't have attained he/she/it will not have attained
Plural
1st person we won't have attained we will not have attained
2nd person you won't have attained you will not have attained
3rd person they won't have attained they will not have attained
Question +'ll I have attained?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have attained? will I have attained?
2nd person +'ll you have attained? will you have attained?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have attained? will he/she/it have attained?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have attained? will we have attained?
2nd person +'ll you have attained? will you have attained?
3rd person +'ll they have attained? will they have attained?
Negative question won't I have attained?
Singular
1st person won't I have attained? will I not have attained?
2nd person won't you have attained? will you not have attained?
3rd person won't he/she/it have attained? will he/she/it not have attained?
Plural
1st person won't we have attained? will we not have attained?
2nd person won't you have attained? will you not have attained?
3rd person won't they have attained? will they not have attained?
Conditional perfect I'd have attained
Positive I'd have attained
Singular
1st person I'd have attained I would have attained
2nd person you'd have attained you would have attained
3rd person he/she/it'd have attained he/she/it would have attained
Plural
1st person we'd have attained we would have attained
2nd person you'd have attained you would have attained
3rd person they'd have attained they would have attained
Negative I wouldn't have attained
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have attained I would not have attained
2nd person you wouldn't have attained you would not have attained
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have attained he/she/it would not have attained
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have attained we would not have attained
2nd person you wouldn't have attained you would not have attained
3rd person they wouldn't have attained they would not have attained
Question would I have attained?
Singular
1st person would I have attained?
2nd person would you have attained?
3rd person would he/she/it have attained?
Plural
1st person would we have attained?
2nd person would you have attained?
3rd person would they have attained?
Negative question wouldn't I have attained?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have attained? would I not have attained?
2nd person wouldn't you have attained? would you not have attained?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have attained? would he/she/it not have attained?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have attained? would we not have attained?
2nd person wouldn't you have attained? would you not have attained?
3rd person wouldn't they have attained? would they not have attained?
Imperative attain!
Positive
you attain!
we let's attain!
Negative
you don't attain!
we let's not attain!
Examples attain examples
How do I use attain in a sentence?
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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