Definition of attain

noun (n)

• Attainment. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• to gain with effort (verb.social)

  Synonym: accomplish, achieve, reach
  

  source: wordnet30
• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level (verb.motion)

  Synonym: hit, reach
  

  source: wordnet30
• find unexpectedly (verb.possession)

  Synonym: chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike
  

  source: wordnet30
• reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)

  Synonym: arrive at, gain, hit, make, reach
  

  source: wordnet30
• To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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