Word

attain, v.
(attained, attaining, attains)
freq. cnt. 22

to gain with effort
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 147 freq. cnt.: 100 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13

accomplish achieve attain reach

sample sentences

"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

achievable achievement achiever

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainable attainment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accomplishment

semantic pointers

hyponym

score make, reach, get to, progress to begin come to, strike culminate compass average manage, wangle, finagle

hypernym

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 6

attain hit reach

sample sentences

"The thermometer hit 100 degrees"
"This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainment

semantic pointers

hypernym

come, get, arrive

hyponym

max out break even

reach a destination, either real or abstract
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 103 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

arrive at attain gain hit make reach

sample sentences

"We hit Detroit by noon"
"The water reached the doorstep"
"We barely made it to the finish line"
"I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the hill

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Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

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Somebody ----s something
They %s the water

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attainment

semantic pointers

hyponym

catch up scale, surmount get at, access bottom out peak, top out summit, breast top make find culminate get through, come through ground, run aground

entailment

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

make

find unexpectedly
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attain chance on chance upon come across come upon discover fall upon happen upon light upon strike

sample sentences

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
"she struck a goldmine"
"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discovery discovery

semantic pointers

hypernym

find, regain