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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attain \At*tain"\ ([a^]t*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Attained (-t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Attaining.] [Of.
     atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F.
     atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach.
     See Tangent, and cf. Attinge, Attaint.]
     1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to
        gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the
              means?                                --Abp.
                                                    Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a
        material object.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Not well attaining his meaning.       --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive
        at. ``Canaan he now attains.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To overtake. [Obs.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To Attain, Obtain, Procure.
  
     Usage: Attain always implies an effort toward an object.
            Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure,
            which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion.
            We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and
            we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by
            such means.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attain \At*tain"\ ([a^]t*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Attained (-t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Attaining.] [Of.
     atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F.
     atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach.
     See Tangent, and cf. Attinge, Attaint.]
     1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to
        gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.
  
              Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the
              means?                                --Abp.
                                                    Tillotson.
  
     2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a
        material object.] --Chaucer.
  
     3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]
  
              Not well attaining his meaning.       --Fuller.
  
     4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive
        at. ``Canaan he now attains.'' --Milton.
  
     5. To overtake. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.
  
     Syn: To Attain, Obtain, Procure.
  
     Usage: Attain always implies an effort toward an object.
            Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure,
            which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion.
            We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and
            we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by
            such means.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  attained
       adj : achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test
             score"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attained
     a.
     (lb en of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
     vb.
     (infl of en attain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  attained
     a.
     (lb en of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
     vb.
     (infl of en attain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  attained
     a.
     (lb en of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
     vb.
     (infl of en attain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  attained
     a.
     (lb en of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
     vb.
     (infl of en attain  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attained
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a ttain ed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/
  أحرز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/ 
  dosažený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/ 
  docílený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/
  erreicht
     Synonym: reached
  
   see: reach sth., attain sth., reaching, attaining, reach its peak, The racing car can reach / reaches a top speed of 250 mph., This kind of conifer can attain / attains a height of 20 feet.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/
  erreicht, erlangt, erzielt, verwirklicht
     Synonyms: achieved, accomplished
  
   see: achieve, accomplish, attain sth., achieving, accomplishing, attaining
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  attained /ɐtˈeɪnd/
  dosegnut

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈteɪnd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 达到,获得;
  vbl. 达到,获得;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 达到,获得
     vbl. 达到,获得

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