Unscramble attain

Definition of attain

verb:

• to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks". Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, reach.
• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees", "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour". Synonyms: hit, reach.
• find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb", "she struck a goldmine", "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake". Synonyms: chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike.
• reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon", "The water reached the doorstep", "We barely made it to the finish line", "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts". Synonyms: arrive at, gain, hit, make, reach.

Related words

access, average, begin, breast, compass, culminate, finagle, find, ground, make, manage, peak, reach, scale, score, strike, summit, surmount, top, wangle.

Words nearby

attaint.

Rhymes with

abstain, abstain, again, ane, aquitaine, arcane, arraign, ascertain, bahrain, bahrain, bane, blain, brain, butane, cain, campaign, cane, chain, champagne, champaign.