英语词汇“attain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

attainattain /əˈteɪn/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYattain

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French ataindre, from Latin attingere, from ad- to + tangere to touch

VERB TABLE

attain

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	attain
	he, she, it	attains
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	attained
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have attained
	he, she, it	has attained
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had attained
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will attain
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have attained

Continuous Form
Present	I	am attaining
	he, she, it	is attaining
	you, we, they	are attaining
Past	I, he, she, it	was attaining
	you, we, they	were attaining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been attaining
	he, she, it	has been attaining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been attaining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be attaining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been attaining

1to succeed in reaching a particular level or in getting something after trying for a long time: She was 34 before she finally attained stardom. India attained independence in 1947.2to reach a high level: The balloonists attained an altitude of 33,000 feet. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French ataindre, from Latin attingere, from ad- to + tangere to touch]—attainable adjective: an attainable goal