attain

Definition

Examples

The company hopes to attain its sales target by the end of the year.

Word Family

Synonyms

• achieveto gain with effort
• reachthe limits within which something can be effective
• acquirecome into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Collocations

• Easy attain high scores
  to attain high scores, meaning to to gain with effort
• Medium attain sales objectives
  to attain sales objectives, meaning to to gain with effort
• Hard attain financial equilibrium
  to attain financial equilibrium, meaning to to gain with effort
• Very Hard attain the pinnacle of prestige
  to attain the pinnacle of prestige, meaning to to gain with effort