— attainer , n.
/euh tayn"/ , v.t.
1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
2. to come to or arrive at, esp. after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak.
v.i.
3. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually fol. by to or unto ): to attain to knowledge.
4. to reach in the course of development or growth: These trees attain to remarkable height.
[ 1300-50; ME atei ( g ) nen ateign- (s. of ateindre ) *attangere (for L attingere ), equiv. to L at- AT- + tangere to touch ]
Syn. 1. secure. See gain 1 .
Ant. 1, 2. miss.