Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - attain
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(attains, attaining, attained) 1. If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort. (FORMAL) Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot’s licence. VERB: V n 2. If you attain a particular state or condition, you may reach it as a result of natural development or work hard to attain this state. ...attaining a state of calmness and confidence. VERB: V n, also V to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to reach as an end ; gain, achieve ~ a goal 2. to come into possession of ; obtain he ~ed preferment over his fellows 3. to come to as the end of a progression or course of movement they ~ed the top of the hill ~ a ripe old age intransitive verb to come or arrive by motion, growth, or effort — usually used with to • ~ability noun • ~able adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. arrive at; reach (a goal etc.). 2 tr. gain, accomplish (an aim, distinction, etc.). 3 intr. (foll. by to) arrive at by conscious development or effort. Derivatives attainable adj. attainability n. attainableness n. Etymology: ME f. AF atain-, atein-, OF ataign- stem of ataindre f. L attingere (as AD-, tangere touch) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. достигать, добиваться to attain aims (ideals) —- достичь цели (идеала) to attain freedom —- добиться освобождения (свободы) 2. достигать, добираться he attained the opposite shore —- он достиг противоположного берега to attain the top of the mountain —- добраться до вершины горы sequoia trees attain to a great height —- секвойи достигают большой высоты 3. достичь какого-л. возраста, дожить he attained the age of ninety —- он дожил до девяноста лет 4. (to) приобретать, получать, достигать he attained to power (to prosperity) —- он достиг власти (благосостояния) to attain to man's estate —- достичь возмужалости ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., "to succed in reaching," from O.Fr. stem of ataindre, from L. attingere, from ad- "to" + tangere "touch." Attainment "personal accomplishment" is from 1680. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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