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How to pronounce “attain”
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Pronunciation guide for attain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of attain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
But there's no limit to the betterments we can attain
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce attain
Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

But there's no limit to the betterments we can attain
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “attain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
- (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
- (transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.
- (transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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