attain

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verb

1. To succeed in doing: accomplish, achieve, gain, reach, realize. Slang score. See do/not do.
2. To reach (a goal or objective): arrive at, come to, gain, get to. Informal hit on (or upon). See start/end.

v

Definition: achieve, accomplish
Antonyms: abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, give up, lose, miss, surrender

IN BRIEF: To get to by working hard; achieve.

It's not easy to attain fame and fortune.

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• Directions - attain: arrive at

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Common misspelling(s) of attained

• attaindre

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nå, vinde, opnå
v. intr. - opnå, nå

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doel) bereiken, veroveren, verwerven

Français (French)
v. tr. - atteindre, parvenir à, arriver à, acquérir, atteindre à, réaliser
v. intr. - atteindre, toucher à, parvenir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - erreichen, erlangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταφέρνω, κατορθώνω, αποκτώ, κατακτώ, (κατα)φθάνω

Italiano (Italian)
conseguire, raggiungere, arrivare a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chegar a, alcançar, ganhar, realizar, conseguir

Русский (Russian)
достигать, добиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alcanzar, conseguir
v. intr. - alcanzar, conseguir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppnå, förvärva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
达到, 到达, 获得

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 達到, 到達, 獲得
v. intr. - 達到, 到達, 獲得

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 달성하다
v. intr. - 도달하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遂げる, 達成する, 獲得する, 到達する, 達する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحقق, يحرز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגיע ל-, הגשים, השיג‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיע ל-, הגשים, השיג‬

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