attainingn.

Etymology: Formed as attainer n. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈttaining.

1. The action of getting at by continued effort; reaching, acquiring.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by care or effort

procuration1483

attainment1549

gaininga1556

attain1559

attaininga1568

procurement1569

consecution1601

procural1771

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 35 For the..perfit atteyning of any tong.

1638 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 121 To the more ready attaining to this Christian unanimity.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 64 Lo! It waits for thy attaining!

2. That which is attained; an attainment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > an achievement

feata1400

wonder-worka1400

exploitc1425

achievance1531

achievement1583

attaining1606

attainment1665

effort1857

get1992

1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia i. iii. sig. B4 Our longings neuer stay With our attainings, but they goe beyond.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	attaining
释义	attainingn. Etymology: Formed as attainer n. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈttaining. 1. The action of getting at by continued effort; reaching, acquiring. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by care or effort procuration1483 attainment1549 gaininga1556 attain1559 attaininga1568 procurement1569 consecution1601 procural1771 a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 35 For the..perfit atteyning of any tong. 1638 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 121 To the more ready attaining to this Christian unanimity. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 64 Lo! It waits for thy attaining! 2. That which is attained; an attainment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > an achievement feata1400 wonder-worka1400 exploitc1425 achievance1531 achievement1583 attaining1606 attainment1665 effort1857 get1992 1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia i. iii. sig. B4 Our longings neuer stay With our attainings, but they goe beyond. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1568
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