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attain definition

at·tain (ə tān′)

transitive verb

  1. to gain through effort; accomplish; achieve
  2. to reach or come to; arrive at he attained the age of ninety

Etymology: ME attainen < OFr ataindre < L attingere < ad-, to + tangere, to touch: see tact

intransitive verb

to succeed in reaching or coming (to a goal)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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