ATTAIN
- to gain or achieve by mental or physical effort [v ATTAINED, ATTAINING, ATTAINS]
- to achieve or accomplish
- to reach as an end gain achieve attain a goal
- come into possession of obtain he attained preferment over his fellows
- come to as the end of a progression or course of movement they attained the top of the hill attain a ripe old age
- come or arrive by motion, growth, or effort usually used with to
- to gain by effort (exertion (the act of exerting (exert))) [v -ED, -ING, -S]