'attain' definitions:
Definition of 'attain'
(from WordNet)
verb
To gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach]
verb
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" [syn: reach, hit, attain]
verb
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover]
verb
Synonyms of 'attain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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