attain

English

Etymology

From French atteindre, from Latin attingō.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

attain (third-person singular simple present attains, present participle attaining, simple past and past participle attained)

1. (transitive) To accomplish; to achieve.

   To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day.

Translations

to accomplish; to achieve

Bulgarian: постигам (цел), добирам се до, осъществявам Catalan: aconseguir (ca) Dutch: bereiken (nl), realiseren (nl) Finnish: saavuttaa (fi) French: atteindre (fr) German: erreichen (de), erlangen (de) Greek: πετυχαίνω (el), επιτυγχάνω (el), κατορθώνω (el) Hungarian: elér (hu) Interlingua: attinger (ia)

Japanese: 到る (itaru) Latin: teneo (la) Portuguese: atingir (pt), efetuar (pt), cumprir (pt) Romanian: a obtine, a realiza Russian: достигать (ru), добиваться (ru) Spanish: lograr (es), conseguir (es)