ATTAIN
\ɐtˈe͡ɪn], \ɐtˈeɪn], \ɐ_t_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of ATTAIN
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
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find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
By Princeton University
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To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.
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To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
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To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.
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To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
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To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
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To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.
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Attainment.
By Oddity Software
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To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.
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To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
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To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.
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To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
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To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
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To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.
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Attainment.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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