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at·tain    Audio Help   (ə-tān')  Pronunciation Key  v.   at·tained, at·tain·ing, at·tains v.   tr. To gain as an objective; achieve: attain a diploma by hard work. To arrive at, as by virtue of persistence or the passage of time. See Synonyms at reach. v.   intr. To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression: attained to high office; eventually attained to wisdom. [Middle English atteignen, from Old French ataindre, ataign-, to reach to, from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere : ad-, ad- + tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.] at·tain'a·bil'i·ty, at·tain'a·ble·ness n., at·tain'a·ble adj.

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