English Dictionary

attain

/əˈteɪn/

verb

(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result). / (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

She worked hard to attain her goals.

意味（1）

(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).

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

意味（2）

(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

[…] my bones would rest,

[…] my bones would rest, That have but labour’d to attain this hour.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.

[…] Master Camden, sometimes acknowledgeth, sometimes denieth him for an English Earle. Not that I accuse him as inconstant to himself, but suspect my self not well attaining his meaning therein.

意味（5）

(transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.

Yet notwithstanding as Those that first bring Honour into their Family, are commonly more worthy, then most that succeed: So the first President (if it be good) is seldome attained by Imitation.

意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.

The Earle finding […] the enemie retired, pursued with all celeritie into Scotland; hoping to haue ouer-taken the Scottish King, and to haue giuen him Battaile; But not attaining him in time, sate downe before the Castle of Aton […] which in a small time hee tooke.