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attain

  • verb
  • at·tain
  • /əˈteɪn/

To come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression.

Other meanings

  1. To come to or reach a place by motion or progression; to reach.

Example sentences

  • “Can we not attain to some farther-reaching philosophy?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "attingere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “attain” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.