Attain

глагол 1) достигать, добираться Например: The heroic marshal, however, attained the opposite shore. — Героический маршал, однако, добрался до противоположного берега. 2) достигать (о возрасте, времени) Например: Sir Lidian had attained his sixteenth year. — Сэр Лидиан достиг шестнадцатилетнего возраста. He has attained to years of discretion. — Он достиг зрелого возраста. 3) (attain to) добиваться, достигать Например: How can we attain to such wealth? — Как мы сможем достичь такого богатства? Синоним(ы): reach

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Attain

verb Etymology: Middle English atteynen, from Anglo-French ateign-, stem of ateindre to reach, accomplish, convict, from Vulgar Latin *attangere, alteration of Latin attingere, from ad- + tangere to touch — more at tangent transitive verb 1. to reach as an end; gain, achieve Example: attain a goal 2. to come into possession of; obtain Example: he attained preferment over his fellows 3. to come to as the end of a progression or course of movement Example: they attained the top of the hill Example: attain a ripe old age intransitive verb to come or arrive by motion, growth, or effort — usually used with toattainability nounattainable adjective

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