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Definition of 'attain'

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Verb

  1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
       Synonyms: achieve accomplish reach
  2. 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"
       Synonyms: reach hit
  3. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
       Synonyms: fall upon strike come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon discover
  4. 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"
       Synonyms: reach make hit arrive at gain


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