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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024at•tain /əˈteɪn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to come to or arrive at; gain;
achieve:to attain one's goals.
at•tain•a•bil•i•ty /əˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] at•tain•a•ble, adj. at•tain•er, n. [countable]See -tain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024at•tain (ə tān′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to reach, achieve, or accomplish;
gain;
obtain:to attain one's goals. - to come to or arrive at, esp. after some labor or tedium;
reach:to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak.
v.i. - to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually fol. by to or unto):to attain to knowledge.
- to reach in the course of development or growth:These trees attain to remarkable height.
- Vulgar Latin *attangere (for Latin attingere), equivalent. to Latin at- at- + tangere to touch
- Anglo-French, Old French ateign- (stem of ateindre)
- Middle English atei(g)nen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secure. See gain 1.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged miss.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024at•tain•a•ble (ə tā′nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being attained.
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