Found 3 items, similar to Attaining.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: attain
capai, memperoleh, mencapai, merengkuh
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: attain
attain
v 1: to gain with effort;
“she achieved her goal despite
setbacks” [syn:
achieve,
accomplish,
reach]
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” [syn:
reach,
hit]
3: find unexpectedly;
“the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb”;
“she struck a goldmine”;
“The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake” [syn:
fall upon,
strike,
come upon
,
light upon,
chance upon,
come across,
chance on
,
happen upon,
discover]
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” [syn:
reach,
make,
hit,
arrive at,
gain]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Attaining
Attain
\At*tain"\ ([a^]t*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Attained (-t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Attaining.] [Of.
atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F.
atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach.
See
Tangent, and cf.
Attinge,
Attaint.]
1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to
gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.
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Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the
means? --Abp.
Tillotson.
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2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a
material object.] --Chaucer.
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3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]
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Not well attaining his meaning. --Fuller.
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4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive
at.
“Canaan he now attains.” --Milton.
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5. To overtake. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
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Syn: To
Attain,
Obtain,
Procure.
Usage: Attain always implies an effort toward an object.
Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure,
which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion.
We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and
we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by
such means.
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