Attain Definition
ə-tān
attained, attaining, attains
verb
attained, attaining, attains
To gain as an objective; achieve.
Attain a diploma by hard work.
American Heritage
To gain through effort; accomplish; achieve.
Webster's New World
To succeed in reaching or coming (to a goal)
Webster's New World
To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time.
Redwoods can attain a height of 300 feet.
American Heritage
To reach or come to; arrive at.
He attained the age of ninety.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Attain
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Middle English atteinen from Old French ataindre ataign- to reach to from Vulgar Latin attangere from Latin attingere ad- ad- tangere to touch tag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Old French, from Latin attingō.
From Wiktionary
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