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attains
[
uh
-
teyn
]
at·tain
/
əˈteɪn
/
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uh
-
teyn
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
to attain one's goals.
2.
to come to or arrive at, especially after some labor or tedium; reach:
to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak.
verb (used without object)
3.
to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually followed by
to
or
unto
):
to attain to knowledge.
4.
to reach in the course of development or growth:
These trees attain to remarkable height.
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Attains
is always a great word to know.
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doohickey
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
atei
(
g
)
nen
<
Anglo-French,
Old French
ateign-
(stem of
ateindre
) <
Vulgar Latin
*attangere
(for
Latin
attingere
), equivalent to
Latin
at-
at-
+
tangere
to touch
Related forms
at·tain·er,
noun
re·at·tain,
verb (used with object)
un·at·tained,
adjective
un·at·tain·ing,
adjective
well-at·tained,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
secure.
See
gain
1
.
Antonyms
1, 2.
miss.
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