attain

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
  2. (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
  3. (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To get at the knowledge of.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To reach in excellence or degree.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To reach a person after being behind them.

Synonyms

reach
A2
achieve
B2
get
A1
obtain
C1
accomplish
C1
acquire
C2
gain
B2
arrive at
hit
A1
succeed
B2
find
A1
🔍
strike
B1
win
A2
score
B1
catch
A2
run up against
run across
encounter
C1
earn
B2
come
A1
secure
B2
receive
B1
realize
A2
approach
B2
bring
A1
arrive
B1
get to
go
A1
grasp
C1
fulfill
C1
accrue
make
A1
seize
C1
satisfy
C1
smack
C1
compass
C1
🧭
reap
C2
knock
A2
grow
A2
manage
B1
beat
A2
chance upon
come across

be accomplished

catch up
fall upon
appear
B1
can
A1
discover
B2
enter
B1
Translations

atteindre
erreichen
lograr
alcanzar
atingir
ottenere
erlangen
bereiken
conseguir
raggiungere
parvenir
behalen
alcançar
arrivare
treffen
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈteɪn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
atteynen
In summary

From Middle English atteynen, from Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Old French, from Latin attingō. Doublet of attainder and attinge.

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