Attain (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The new employee finally attain the level of a senior manager after five years of hard work.
- The city is expected to attain a population of over a million people by the end of the decade.
- The hikers will attain the summit of the mountain by the end of the day if the weather holds.
- The firm worked tirelessly to attain the ISO 9001 certification by the end of the quarter.
- The student was able to attain a score of 320 in the admission test after months of preparation.
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Meaning 2
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Summit
- Ground
- Catch Up
- Breast
- Culminate
- Top Out
- Access
- Top
- Find
- Surmount
- Peak
- Get At
- Bottom Out
- Come Through
- Make
- Run Aground
- Get Through
- Scale
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Meaning 4
To gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.