attain meaning and examples

Meaning

• Attain means to succeed in achieving or reaching something, especially after effort or difficulty.
• It can refer to both tangible goals (e.g., wealth, height) and intangible ones (e.g., success, peace, wisdom).

Grammar and Usage

• Part of speech: Verb (transitive/intransitive).

• Common patterns:

  • attain + noun → to achieve or reach something.
  • attain to + noun (formal/rare) → to reach a high level, condition, or quality.

Examples of structures:

• She attained her goal of becoming a doctor.
• The tree has attained a height of 20 meters.
• Few ever attain to such wisdom. (formal)

Common Phrases

• attain success
• attain one’s goal
• attain a high level
• attain maturity
• attain perfection

Collocations

• Verb + attain: try to attain, seek to attain, manage to attain
• Noun + attain: attain wealth, attain knowledge, attain peace
• Adjective + attain: hardly attainable, easily attainable

Examples

1. She worked hard to attain her dream of studying abroad.
2. The athlete finally attained the championship title after years of training.
3. Meditation can help people attain inner peace.
4. The building has attained a height of 200 meters.
5. Only a few students in the class attained full marks.
6. The writer attained international fame with his first novel.
7. At last, he attained financial independence.
8. The project has attained significant progress in a short time.

Synonyms or Related

• achieve
• accomplish
• reach
• realize
• obtain

Antonym

• fail
• lose
• miss