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attain
v. reach, achieve, fulfill (goal, desire, etc.)


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attain
Verb
1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
(synonym) achieve, accomplish, reach
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) score
(derivation) attainment
2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
(synonym) reach, hit
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) max out
(derivation) attainment
3. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
(synonym) fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover
(hypernym) find, regain
4. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
(synonym) reach, make, hit, arrive at, gain
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
(derivation) attainment



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Attain
(v. t.)
To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.
  
 
(v. t.)
To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
  
 
(v. t.)
To overtake.
  
 
(v. t.)
To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
  
 
(v. t.)
To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.
  
 
(v. t.)
To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.
  
 
(v. i.)
To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
  
 
(v. i.)
To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.
  
 
(n.)
Attainment.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

excellence English-Urdu DictionaryDownload this dictionary
attain
v. a.
پہنچنا , حاصل کرنا, پانا , تحصيل کرنا ,پيدا کرنا , بر لانا
to attain perfection
کمال کو پہنچنا ,کمال حاصل کرنا , سدھ ہونا

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attain
Synonyms and related words:
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
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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