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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
at·tain    Audio Help   [uh-teyn] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
2.to come to or arrive at, esp. after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak.
–verb (used without object)
3.to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually fol. by to or unto): to attain to knowledge.
4.to reach in the course of development or growth: These trees attain to remarkable height.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME atei(g)nen < AF, OF ateign- (s. of ateindre) < VL *attangere (for L attingere), equiv. to L at- at- + tangere to touch]

—Related forms
at·tain·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. secure. See gain1.
—Antonyms 1, 2. miss.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  attain
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  accede, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aspire, compass, earn, fulfill, gain, hit, obtain, procure, reach, rise, secure, snag, strike, succeed, touch, win
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  accomplish
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To succeed in doing.
Synonyms:  achieve, gain, reach, realize
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  arrive
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To reach (a goal or objective).
Synonyms:  arrive at, come to, gain, get to
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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