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- pronunciation:
teIn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
attains, attaining, attained |
| definition 1: |
to gain or achieve through work.
I will attain my goal of becoming a doctor.
- synonyms:
- achieve, gain, get, obtain, realize
- similar words:
- earn, effect, hit, secure, win
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| definition 2: |
to arrive at or reach.
He will soon attain the age of twenty.The climbers attained the summit.- synonyms:
- accomplish, achieve, reach
- similar words:
- gain, hit
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| related words: |
accomplish, acquire, obtain, realize, score |
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| derivation: |
attainable (adj.) |
The word attain
contains the following parts:
at-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix at-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "t," such as "tract" and "ten, tin, tain." See ad-.
Example words:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
Example words:
abstain, attain, contain, container, content, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinent, retain, sustain, tennis, tenor
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