attain
C1Academic AWL-9UK /əˈteɪn/US /əˈteɪn/
Meaning
verb
to succeed in getting something, usually after a lot of effort
“Most of our students attained five ‘A’ grades in their exams.”
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“Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations.”
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Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations.
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