Attain

Definition: Attain

Attain

Verb

1. To gain with effort: "she achieved her goal despite setbacks.".

2. 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".

3. Find unexpectedly: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake".

4. Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "attain" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Attain \At*tain"\ ([a^]t*t[=a]n"), transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Attained(-t[=a]nd"); Attaining.]. (Websters 1913)

ATTAIN

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Attain

Adolescence

Verb: come of age, come to man's estate, come to years of discretion; attain majority, assume the toga virilis; have cut one's eyeteeth, have sown one's mild oats.

Arrival

Verb: arrive; get to, come to; come; reach, attain; come up with, come up to; overtake, make, fetch; complete; join, rejoin.

Completion

Ripen, culminate; come to a head, come to a crisis; come to its end; die a natural death, die of old age; run its course, run one's race; touch the goal, reach the goal, attain the goal; reach; (arrive); get in the harvest.

Success

Gain a point, attain a point, carry a point, secure a point, win a point, win an object; get there; manage to, contrive to; accomplish; (effect, complete); do wonders, work wonders; make a go of it.

Crosswords: Attain

Books

• A Treasure Hard to Attain (reference)

• Attain Your Dream Job (reference)

• Fast Growth: How to Attain It, How to Sustain It (reference)

• Global Information Warfare: How Businesses, Governments, and Others Achieve Objectives and Attain Competitive Advantages (reference)

• How to Attain Success Through the Strength of Vibration - 1913 (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Attain Any Goal-Video (reference)

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Conjugal society could subsist and attain its ends without it; nay, community of goods, and the power over them, mutual assistance and maintenance, and other things belonging to conjugal society, might be varied and regulated by that contract which unites man and wife in that society, as far as may consist with procreation and the bringing up of children till they could shift for themselves; nothing being necessary to any society, that is not necessary to the ends for which it is made. (Second Treatise of Government)

And that union, to attain which the burghers of the Middle Ages, with their miserable highways, required centuries, the modern proletarians, thanks to railways, achieve in a few years. (reference)

Where one of the parties concerned appeals against the joint decision of the two Clearing Offices he shall make a deposit against the costs, which deposit shall only be refunded when the first judgment is modified in favour of the appellant and in proportion to the success he may attain, his opponent in case of such a refund being required to pay an equivalent proportion of the costs and expenses. (reference)

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Health

Men may experience occasional failure to attain an erection. (references)

For some individuals, calcium supplements may be the preferred way to attain optimal calcium intake. (references)

It must be noted that currently available tests do not attain the aforementioned high level of sensitivity. (references)

Business

Korea did not attain its spectacular economic growth overnight, and likewise it will not be able to restructure overnight. (references)

The Basic Law and subsequent legislation provide for the right of foreign victims of political persecution to attain asylum and resettlement. (references)

After five years of little or no growth, the franchise market took an upward turn in 1994. Since that time, the market has continued to expand and to attain record annual sales figures. (references)

Children

Peru

Only 1.2 percent of children living in extreme poverty attain university-level education, compared with 25.6 percent of children who live above the poverty line. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cuba

The Government encourages the cultural community to attain the highest international standards in order to sell its work overseas for hard currency. (references)

Czech Republic

Some critics have argued that complete registration at the second tier will be more difficult to attain given the 10-year observation period and the doubling in the number of adherents required to achieve second tier registration. (references)

Economic History

Niger

Political parties must attain at least 5% of the vote in order to gain a seat in the legislature. (references)

Brunei Darussalam

The requirements to attain Brunei citizenship include passing tests in Malay culture, customs, and language. (references)

Belgium

The main objective of Belgian Government economic policy in recent years has been to attain a budget deficit of 3% by the end of 1997, a goal that was successfully attained. (references)

Minorities

Lithuania

Many nonethnic Lithuanian public sector employees by law are required to attain a functional knowledge of the Lithuanian language within several years, although the authorities have been granting liberal extensions to this requirement. (references)

Trade

Russia

However, the volume and value of transactions using this technique have yet to attain levels which are either profitable or self-sustaining. (references)

Women

Ukraine

Few women attain top managerial positions in state and private industry. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "attain": attain merit ♦ attain one's majority ♦ attain success ♦ attain the age of eighteen ♦ attain the goal ♦ attain to ♦ attain to perfection ♦ effort to attain independence. Additional references.

Afrikaans

verwerf (achieve, acquire, get, obtain), presteer (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), bereik (accomplish, achieve, get, range, reach), behaal (accomplish, achieve, acquire, earn, gain, get, obtain, reach, win). (various references)

Albanian

arrij (achieve, aggregate, amount, appear, arrive, catch, catch up, come, come at, come off, develop, end up, exact, gain, gain on, get, get along, get around, get at, get down, get on, get through, go in for, grow up, hit, make, obtain, overreach, overtake, reach, run up, seek for, steal, succeed, take, take care, top, total, touch), realizoj (achieve, actualize, execute, fulfil, pull off, realize). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فاز (achieve, be successful, beat, defeat, gain, get, obtain, overcome, prevail, succeed, triumph over, win, win out), ‏كسب (acquire, acquiring, acquisition, earn, earning, gain, gaining, get, get smth. off one's hands, harvest, obtain, obtaining, prize, profit, reap, win, winning), ‏نال (acquire, carve, coax, come by, gain, get, get the best of, take, win), ‏وصل (arrive, befall, butt, check, come, conduct, connect, convey, hook up, joining, joint, ligature, link, make, mark, plumb, reach, receive, result, roll in, show up, steer, touch, voucher), ‏حقق (achieve, check, consummate, effectuate, fulfil, fulfill, get on, implement, inquire, obtain, prize, probe, produce, quest, realize, search closely, see, slate, take, work out), ‏أحرز (achieve, acquire, get hold of, obtain), ‏بلغ (accomplish, amount, amount to, break, come, compass, find, reach, run to). (various references)

Bulgarian 

достигам до (meet, penetrate, run to, touch), добирам се (approach stealthily). (various references)

Chinese 

获得 (Attained, Attaining, Obtain, Obtained, Obtaining, Procure, Procured, Procurement, Procuring), 高�" (reach up to), �" (achieve, clear, dignity, inform, notify, pass through, reach, realize). (various references)

Czech

nabýt (acquire, distend, pick up, win), dosáhnout (climb, fetch, gain, hammer out, manage, reach, touch), docílit (contrive). (various references)

Dutch

buit maken (achieve, acquire, get, obtain, plunder, rob), behalen (accomplish, achieve, acquire, earn, gain, get, obtain, reach, win). (various references)

Esperanto

atingi (accomplish, get, reach), akiri (acquire, get, obtain). (various references)

Faeroese

náa (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), fáa (accomplish, achieve, acquire, be able, be able to, get, harvest, have, obtain, provide, reach, receive), útvega (achieve, acquire, employ, get, hire, obtain, provide, recruit). (various references)

Farsi 

موفق شدن (Arrive, Prosper, Succeed, Wow), ناءل شدن (Accede, Agree, Gain), تمام کردن (End, Exhaust, Forth, Integrate, Process), زدن (Abaction, Amputate, Beat, Bop, Bruise, Clout, Cut, Haze, Imprint, Inject, Koran, Lam, Light, Lodge, Mallet, Nail, Play, Poke, Pop, Shoot, Slap, Slat, Smite, Snip, Strike, Stroke, Whack), رسیدن (Accede, Achieve, Aim, Amount, Arrive, Come, Gain, Get, Land, Receive, Strand), دست یافتن (Accede, Achieve), بانتهارسیدن , بدست اوردن (Acquire, Catch, Earn, Enter, Gain, Get, Have, Impetrate, Obtain, Procure, Reap, Win). (various references)

Finnish

saavuttaa (accomplish, achieve, acquire, catch up with, gain, get, obtain, overtake, reach, win). (various references)

French

atteindre (get at). (various references)

German

erreichen (accomplish, achieve, arrive at, catch, contact, gain, get, get at, get to, make, obtain, reach, to achieve, to attain, to obtain, to reach, touch, win), erlangen (accomplish, achieve, acquire, gain, get, obtain, reach, securable, to acquire, to attain), gelangen (acquire, arrive, end up, get, reach, to attain), erzielen (accomplish, achieve, achievement, arrive at, effect, fetch, get, make, obtain, reach, realize, score, secure, set, to obtain, touchdown). (various references)

Greek 

επιτυγχάνω (accomplish, gel, get, hit, prosper, scoop, succeed). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"שי�' (accomplish, achieve, acquire, angle, catch hold of, come by, comprehend, fetch, gain, get hold of, grasp, land, obtain, procure, question, reach, secure). (various references)

Hungarian

megvalósít (accomplish, achieve, actualize, effect, effectuate, execute, implement, materialize, put into effect, put into practice, realize, to attain, to bring into effect, to bring to effect, to bring to fruition, to effect, to effectuate, to flesh out, to make good, to materialize, to realise, to realize, to work out), megszerez (achieve, acquire, evict, get, obtain, procure, take out, to attain, to clinch, to corral, to evict, to purchase, to take out), megnyer (to bring over, to bring round, to captivate, to carry, to win, won), elér célt, elér (accomplish, achieve, gain, get, get at, get hold of, got, made, overtake, reach, to attain, to chalk up, to come up with, to get, to make, to realize). (various references)

Icelandic

ná til (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), ná í (accomplish, achieve, get, reach). (various references)

Indonesian

merengkuh (gain, get, obtain, reach), mencapai (achieve, gain, reach, realize, see: capai), memperoleh (acquire, get, obtain, procure), capai (achieve, reach, tired, weary). (various references)

Italian

ottenere (achieve, arrive at, fetch, gain, get, have, obtain, pick, pick up, procure, reach, score, touchdown, win), conseguire (achieve, deduct, ensue, follow, gain, obtain, reach, result), arrivare (accomplish, achieve, arrive, be reduced to, come, come about, end up, get, go as far as, go so far as, happen, occur, reach, receive, roll in, roll up, to arrive). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

悟る (to attain enlightenment, to discern, to perceive, to understand), 到る (to attain). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

およびがたい (hard to attain to), がし�"しょうた�" (enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance, going through thick and thin to attain one's objective), さとる (to attain enlightenment, to discern, to perceive, to understand), かちえる (to achieve, to attain, to gain, to win), いたる (to arrive, to attain, to come), �"ぎつける (to attain to, to row up to). (various references)

Korean 

달성하십시�" (Accomplish, Achieve). (various references)

Malay

mencapai (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), capai (accomplish, achieve, get, reach). (various references)

Manx

roshtyn (accede, accession to power, arrive, arriving, come within, reach, reaching). (various references)

Norwegian

oppnå (earn, gain, win). (various references)

Papiamen

atkirí (achieve, acquire, get, obtain), alkansá (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), optené (achieve, acquire, get, obtain), haya (achieve, acquire, find, get, have, obtain, receive), haña (achieve, acquire, find, get, have, obtain, receive). (various references)

Pig Latin

attainay

Polish

uzyskać, osiągać. (various references)

Portuguese

atingir (accomplish, achieve, arrive, catch, culminate, gain, get, get around, get hold of, hit, import, measure up to, overtake, reach, run, run across, run to, smite, strike, touch), alcançar (accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive, catch up, come, compass, comprehend, earn, fetch, gain, get, get around, go, obtain, overtake, reach, reach for, run down, touch, understand), realizar (accomplish, achieve, actualize, celebrate, consummate, create, do, effect, execute, fulfil, fulfill, materialize, perform, produce, realize, render, transact, work out), igualar (assimilate, break even, come, contain, equal, equate, even, flush, level, match, peer), ganhar (acquire, carry off, earn, gain, gammon, get, make, score, win), conseguir (accrue, come at, draw, drew, effect, enlist, filibeg, gain, get, make, obtain, pick, pick up, pot, procure, purchase, succeed). (various references)

Romanian

ajunge (accede, accomplish, achieve, arrive, become, bump, come, do, end up, gain, get, hit, land, manage, overtake, reach, secure, suffice, that will do, touch). (various references)

Russian 

достигнуть (achieve), достигать (achieve, approached the, aproached the, arrive, gain, get, overreach, reach, reached, reaching, regain, scored). (various references)

Scottish

ruig (accomplish, achieve, arrive at, extend to, get, half castrated ram, reach, so far as, to, until). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

posići. (various references)

Spanish

alcanzar (accomplish, achieve, acquire, add up to, amount, arrive at, carry, catch up, catch up with, come up with, do, gain, get, get at, hit, jockey, last out, make up on, obtain, overhaul, overtake, reach, throw in, throw out, touch, win, win through), procurarse (achieve, acquire, buy, get, obtain, procure, purchase, take over), obtener (achieve, acquire, bring off, come by, derive, earn, elicit, extract, get, get in, have, jump on, land, obtain, poll, procure, receive, secure, take out), lograr (accomplish, achieve, bring off, come off, engineer, get, get off, jockey, land, obtain, pick up, pull off, reach, thread, throw out, touch, vanquish, win, wish, work), consequir (achieve, acquire, get, obtain). (various references)

Swedish

ernå (accomplish, achieve, get, reach), uppnå (achieve, compass, reach), nå (carry, come to, fetch, gain, now, reach, well, well then). (various references)

Thai

บรรลุเป้าหมาย (make), ถึง. (various references)

Turkish

almak (accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, admit, assume, borrow, buy, capture, collect, come in, conquer, divest smb. of, draw, enter on, enter upon, enucleate, excise, extract, fetch, gain, garner, get, govern, have, help oneself to, hold, induct, lay hold of, let in, obtain, occupy, pick up, pull off, purchase, put on, receive, seat, seize, sweep off, take, take from, take in, take on, take over, take up, to buy, withdraw, wreak), varmak (approach, arrive, arrive at, come at, come to, end up, get, get at, get to, go into, hit, make, reach), ulaşmak (achieve, aggregate, approach, arrive, come, come at, come to, come up to, come up with, effect, figure out at, gain, get at, hit, live up to, reach, win), kazanmak (achieve, acquire, be in pocket, bear the bell, carry away the bell, carry off, clean up, clear, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, gather, get, get out of, land, net, obtain, pull off, purchase, realize, reap, take, win), gelmek (arrive, carry over, come, come to, come up to, fall on, get, go on, go to scale at, pull, put in, roll up, scale in, scale out, set, stem, turn the scale at, weigh), erişmek (achieve, compass, range, reach), elde etmek (achieve, acquire, carry, clear, come off, conquer, gain, get, have, make, obtain, procure, purchase, secure, suck, take, win). (various references)

Turkmen 

rowaзlanmak (attain success). (various references)

Ukrainian

одержувати (acquire, derive, gain, get, obtain, pull, receive, resume), здобувати (acquire, allure, gain, obtain), досягати (accomplish, achieve, acquire, amount, compass, gain ground, measure up, obtain, reach), дожити, добиратися (get at), добиватися (achieve, aim, canvass, obtain, try for, woo, work out, work up). (various references)

Welsh

cyrraedd (accomplish, achieve, amount, arrive at, get, reach). (various references)

conciliare, contingo, crescamus, crescant, crescas, crescat, crescatis, cresce, crescebant, crescebat, crescebatque, crescens, crescent, crescente, crescentem, crescentes, crescentis, crescere, cresceret, crescet, crescit, crescite, crescunt, creta, cretae, creverant, creverat, creverit, creveritis, creverunt, crevisse, crevisset, crevit, crevitque, exsecuti, exsecutores, pervenio, pervenire, supercrescit. (various references)

nâshemnâi. (various references)

geferan. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "attain": attainabilities, attainability, attainable, attainder, attainders, attained, attainer, attainers, attaining, attainment, attainments, attains, attaint, attainted, attainting, attaints. (additional references)

Words ending with "attain": reattain. (additional references)

Words containing "attain": reattained, reattaining, reattains, unattainable. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Attain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aathin, abtain, actain, Addai, ashtiani, Ashtiany, Ashtina, astrain, Ataia, atain, atan, ataud, atia, atin, atitan, Atlin, atta, attatin, Attia, Attini, Attta, autair, etain, gartain, gattina, Natani, otani, Pattani, tatay, tatin. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: taint, titan.

-2 letters: anta, anti, tain, tint.

-3 letters: ain, ait, ana, ani, ant, att, nit, tan, tat, tin, tit.

-4 letters: aa, ai, an, at, in, it, na, ta, ti.

+1 letter: antifat, antitax, attains, attaint, titania.

+2 letters: antiatom, antistat, antitank, aquatint, astatine, attained, attainer, attaints, dilatant, habitant, natality, natation, patinate, reattain, sanitate, satanist, tantalic, taxation, titanate, titanias.

+3 letters: actuating, actuation, agitating, agitation, anatomist, annuitant, antarctic, antiatoms, antidotal, antidraft, antiparty, antipasti, antipasto, antipathy, antiquate, antistate, aquatints, assistant, astatines, atonalist, atonality, attaching, attacking, attainder, attainers, attaining, attainted, battalion, catatonia, catatonic, dilatants, fantasist, fantastic, habitants, infatuate, insatiate, lactating, lactation, matutinal, natations, natatoria, palpitant, patinated, patinates, reattains, saltation, sanitated, sanitates, satanists, satiating, satiation, staminate, stational, tactician, tantalise, tantalite, tantalize, tanzanite, tarantism, tarnation, taxations, tearstain, titanates.