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attain
v.
reach, achieve, fulfill (goal, desire, etc.)
attain
Verb
1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
(synonym) achieve, accomplish, reach
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(hyponym) score
(derivation) attainment
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"
(synonym) reach, hit
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) max out
(derivation) attainment
3. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
(synonym) fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover
(hypernym) find, regain
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"
(synonym) reach, make, hit, arrive at, gain
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
(derivation) attainment
attain
v.
dosáhnout
attain
Czas.
osiągać
Attaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Attain
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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