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Attain
Attain At*tain", v. i.
1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or
efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.
If by any means they might attain to Phenice. --Acts
xxvii. 12.
Nor nearer might the dogs attain. --Sir W.
Scott.
To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber.
--Cowper.
Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as
this. --J. R. Green.
2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high,
I can not attain unto it. --Ps. cxxxix.
6.
AttainAttain 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. Attain
Attain At*tain", n.
Attainment. [Obs.]
Meaning of Attain from wikipedia
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Buddhahood is too
difficult to
attain. It
takes a
hundred thousand nayutas of koṭis of
kalpas to
become a Buddha.
Since few
people attain Buddhahood in this world...
- In
English criminal law,
attainder was the
metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood"
which arose from
being condemned for a
serious capital crime (felony...
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Attain is a management, technology, and
strategy consulting firm
based in McLean, Virginia. It
works for the government, education, healthcare, and non-profit...
- as
merely a
means of
extracting money from
Scientology recruits.
After attaining "clear" status,
adherents can take part in the
Operating Thetan levels...
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Admission to the bar in the
United States is the
granting of
permission by a
particular court system to a
lawyer to
practice law in the jurisdiction. Each...
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loving servitude,
personified by Radha.
Various devotees worship her to
attain Krishna via her.
Radha is also
depicted to be
Krishna himself,
split into...
- a "Made Coach", an
expert in
their chosen field, who
tried to help them
attain their goals over the
course of
several w****s. Made do****ented the process...
- Cebu City, Philippines. It is the
first school in the
province of Cebu to
attain university status.
Vicente Gullas (1898–1970)
founded the
University of...
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state of
existence of a soul,
attained after the
destruction of all
karmic bonds. A
liberated soul is said to have
attained its true and
pristine nature...
- differently. Both are śramaṇa
ascetic traditions that
believe it is
possible to
attain liberation from the
cycle of
rebirths and
deaths (samsara)
through spiritual...
