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Antonyms for attain

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : əˈteɪn


Definition of attain

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to succeed in reaching," from stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *adtangere, from Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining.
  • verb achieve, accomplish
Example sentences :
  • The ideal, or even my own ideal, I shall probably not attain.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And to attain it, we must be aware of its full meaning—and ready to pay its full price.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Every thought was bent to attain the end, no labour was deemed to arduous.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • While God's Will may be for our happiness, we can attain to neither the happiness nor the Will—as yet.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I may attain great merit by my struggle, but I cannot make myself a Kant.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • We marvel that we had no prescience of these, and that we did not attain to them sooner.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Make me to long only for the beauty of holiness, and to be satisfied if I attain to it.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • And you have been able to attain to hot food thus quickly because you were prepared.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • How many years would you have to pass before you could attain the dignity he has gained?
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

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