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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike |
| Type of | regain, find |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accomplish, achieve, reach |
| Type of | bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through, deliver the goods |
| Has types | reach, score, come to, compass, culminate, average, get to, finagle, manage, make, strike, begin, wangle, progress to |
| Derivation | attainable, attainment |
Examples of attain
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I say we invest in a qb via the draft or swap firts with philly and attain kolb.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Does one focus on the cheapest people to attain the largest feasible enrollment?
From the theatlantic.com
In development, you need to learn to help people to attain their goals and ends.
From the guardian.co.uk
Each state, however, plots the trajectory by which it plans to attain that goal.
From the philly.com
Flexible wings can attain efficiency while keeping the driving mechanism simple.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Highly likely, they will never ever attain such high offices in their life time.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's what haunts the Clinton team as it struggles to attain victory in Kosovo.
From the time.com
I understand wanting to attain notability, but this is not the place to do that.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the opposite or western shore, the mountains attain still greater dimensions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Achieve: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
- Reach: 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"
- Fall upon: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
- Reach: 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"
- (attained) achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score"
- (attainment) the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"
- (attainment) arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
- (attainment) skill: an ability that has been acquired by training
- (Attained) In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). ...
