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Meanings of attain in English

Portuguese
encontrar
Catalan
descobrir
Spanish
descubrir

Find unexpectedly.

encontrar
Portuguese
chegar
Catalan
assolir
Spanish
lograr

Reach a destination, either real or abstract.

chegar
Portuguese
atingir
Spanish
lograr

To bring to a succesful end; to gain with effort.

atingir
Usage of attain in English
1
Dinosaurs mature rapidly; most species attain adulthood in four or five years.
The Lost World
2
That description, however, downplays productions which usually attain very high performance standards.
The Irish Times
3
The andesite masses here in places attain a thickness of 2000 feet.
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
4
We had no money, no family, and little means to attain either.
What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
5
Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to attain to.
The picture of Dorian Gray
6
We believe we attain in the next world to seeing the Prophets.
High Endeavours: Messages to Alaska
7
You must seek, and attain, utter relaxation, while your thoughts remain hyperalert.
Navigators of Dune
8
Now every natural thing by its natural endowments can attain its end.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
9
When you attain flag-rank, Val, I hope you will remember all this.
Success to the Brave
10
Seldom does the desert herb attain the full stature of the type.
The Land of Little Rain
11
Alas, an absolute, perfect vacuum may be impossible to attain or find.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
12
I splayed my feet duck style to attain the maximum surface area.
Climbing Magazine
13
The single thing I work to attain in any gag is brevity.
Writing for Vaudeville
14
Transthoracic echocardiographic imaging has been difficult to attain in the swine model.
Pubmed
15
Oh, once perhaps she had needed his cooperation to attain her goals.
Blood and Bone
16
He had felt that was the one thing in life to attain.
Red Pottage
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Translations for attain
Attain through the time
Attain across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common