attain

at·tain

A0507900 (ə-tān′)v. at·tained, at·tain·ing, at·tains v.tr.1. To gain as an objective; achieve: attain a diploma by hard work.2. To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time: Redwoods can attain a height of 300 feet.v.intr. To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression: attained to high office; eventually attained to wisdom.

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[Middle English atteinen, from Old French ataindre, ataign-, to reach to, from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere : ad-, ad- + tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·tain′a·bil′i·ty n.at·tain′a·ble adj.

attain

(əˈteɪn) vb1. (tr) to achieve or accomplish (a task, goal, aim, etc)2. (tr) to reach or arrive at in space or time: to attain old age. 3. (often foll by: to) to arrive (at) with effort or exertion: to attain to glory. [C14: from Old French ateindre, from Latin attingere to reach, from tangere to touch] atˈtainable adj atˌtainaˈbility, atˈtainableness n

at•tain

(əˈteɪn)

v.t. 1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals. 2. to come to or arrive at: to attain the mountain peak. v.i. 3. to succeed in reaching something: to attain to knowledge. 4. to reach in the course of development or growth: These trees attain to remarkable height. [1300–50; Middle English atei(g)nen < Anglo-French, Old French ateign-, s. of ateindre < Vulgar Latin *attangere (for Latin attingere) = Latin at- at- + tangere to touch] at•tain′a•ble, adj. at•tain`a•bil′i•ty, at•tain′a•ble•ness, n. at•tain′er, n. syn: See gain¹.

attain

- First meant "bring to justice."See also related terms for justice.

attain

Past participle: attained
Gerund: attaining

Imperative
attain
attain

Present
I attain
you attain
he/she/it attains
we attain
you attain
they attain

Preterite
I attained
you attained
he/she/it attained
we attained
you attained
they attained

Present Continuous
I am attaining
you are attaining
he/she/it is attaining
we are attaining
you are attaining
they are attaining

Present Perfect
I have attained
you have attained
he/she/it has attained
we have attained
you have attained
they have attained

Past Continuous
I was attaining
you were attaining
he/she/it was attaining
we were attaining
you were attaining
they were attaining

Past Perfect
I had attained
you had attained
he/she/it had attained
we had attained
you had attained
they had attained

Future
I will attain
you will attain
he/she/it will attain
we will attain
you will attain
they will attain

Future Perfect
I will have attained
you will have attained
he/she/it will have attained
we will have attained
you will have attained
they will have attained

Future Continuous
I will be attaining
you will be attaining
he/she/it will be attaining
we will be attaining
you will be attaining
they will be attaining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attaining
you have been attaining
he/she/it has been attaining
we have been attaining
you have been attaining
they have been attaining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attaining
you will have been attaining
he/she/it will have been attaining
we will have been attaining
you will have been attaining
they will have been attaining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attaining
you had been attaining
he/she/it had been attaining
we had been attaining
you had been attaining
they had been attaining

Conditional
I would attain
you would attain
he/she/it would attain
we would attain
you would attain
they would attain

Past Conditional
I would have attained
you would have attained
he/she/it would have attained
we would have attained
you would have attained
they would have attained

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attain - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"achieve, accomplish, reachscore - get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"get to, progress to, reach, make - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"begin - achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"come to, strike - attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"culminate - reach the highest or most decisive pointcompass - bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"average - achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"finagle, wangle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
	2.	attain - 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"reach, hitarrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"max out - reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards"break even - attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
	3.	attain - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, discover, strikeregain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
	4.	attain - 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"arrive at, reach, gain, hit, makecatch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"surmount, scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane"find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark"culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial bodycome through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground

attain

verb1. obtain, get, win, reach, effect, land, score (slang), complete, gain, achieve, earn, secure, realize, acquire, fulfil, accomplish, grasp, reap, procure He's halfway to attaining his pilot's licence.2. reach, achieve, realize, acquire, arrive at, accomplish attaining a state of calmness and confidence

attain

verb1. To succeed in doing:accomplish, achieve, gain, reach, realize.Slang: score.2. To reach (a goal or objective):arrive at, come to, gain, get to.Informal: hit on (or upon).

Translations

获得达到

attain

(əˈtein) verb to gain; to achieve. He attained all his ambitions. 獲得，達到 获得，达到