v. t. | 1. | To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; |
2. | To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. | |
3. | To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. | |
4. | To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. | |
5. | To overtake. | |
6. | To reach in excellence or degree; to equal. | |
v. i. | 1. | To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. |
2. | To come or arrive, by an effort of mind. | |
n. | 1. | Attainment. |
Verb | 1. | attain - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
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" | |
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" Synonyms: chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, discover, strike | |
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" |