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Meaning of attain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  attain
      v 1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite
           setbacks" [syn: {achieve}, {accomplish}, {attain}, {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}, {attain}]
      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}, {attain}, {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}, {attain}, {hit},
         {arrive at}, {gain}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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