reach, hit, attain
(verb) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; âThe thermometer hit 100 degreesâ; âThis car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hourâ
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
(verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract; âWe hit Detroit by noonâ; âThe water reached the doorstepâ; âWe barely made it to the finish lineâ; âI have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend startsâ
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
(verb) to gain with effort; âshe achieved her goal despite setbacksâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
attain (third-person singular simple present attains, present participle attaining, simple past and past participle attained)
(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, get
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
Synonyms: get, reach
(transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.
Synonym: ascertain
(transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.
Synonym: equal
(transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.
Synonyms: catch up with, overtake
• Anitta
Source: Wiktionary
At*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attained; p. pr. & vb. n. Attaining.] Etym: [Of. atteinen, atteignen, , OF. ateindre, ataindre, F. atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach. See Tangent, and cf. Attinge, Attaint.]
1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest. Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means Abp. Tillotson.
2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a material object.] Chaucer.
3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.] Not well attaining his meaning. Fuller.
4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. "Canaan he now attains." Milton.
5. To overtake. [Obs.] Bacon.
6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
Syn.
– To Attain, Obtain, Procure. Attain always implies an effort toward an object. Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure, which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion. We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by such means.
At*tain", v. i.
1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. If by any means they might attain to Phenice. Acts xxvii. 12. Nor nearer might the dogs attain. Sir W. Scott. To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber. Cowper. Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this. J. R. Green.
2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it. Ps. cxxxix. 6.
At*tain", n.
Definition: Attainment. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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