attain

Significado (Inglês)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈteɪn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Frases

After its demise , the city would never attain its old glory again .

Após sua morte, a cidade nunca mais alcançaria sua velha glória.