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Meaning and definition for "attain" word
[verb] 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"
[verb] find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
[verb] to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks."
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\At*tain"\, v. i. 1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. If by any means they might attain to Phenice. --Acts xxvii. 12. Nor nearer might the dogs attain. --Sir W. Scott. To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber. --Cowper. Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this. --J. R. Green. 2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it. --Ps. cxxxix. 6.
\At*tain"\, n. Attainment. [Obs.]
Synonyms for attain
accomplish, achieve, arrive at, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, gain, happen upon, hit, light upon, make, reach, reach, strike
See also: access | arrive | average | begin | bottom out | break even | breast | catch up | come | come through | come through | come to | compass | culminate | culminate | finagle | find | find | get | get at | get through | get to | go | ground | locomote | make | manage | max out | move | peak | progress to | reach a peak | regain | run aground | scale | score | strike | succeed | surmount | travel | wangle | win |
Related terms: accede, accomplish, achieve, approach, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain to, be instated, be received, blow in, bob up, check in, clock in, come, come in, come to, come to hand, compass, consummate, deal with, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, do the job, do the trick, effect, effectuate, enact, execute, fetch, fetch up at, find, fulfill, gain, get in, get there, get to, hit, hit town, knock off, make, make good, make it, manage, mount the throne, perform, polish off, pop up, produce, pull in, punch in, put away, reach, realize, ring in, roll in, score, show up, sign in, succeed, take care of, take office, time in, turn the trick, turn up, win, work, work out
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Let's analyse "attain" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NIATTA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
attain: 1 + 1 + 9 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
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