English Dictionary

attain

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈteɪn/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用

(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.).

日本語の意味

（目的や望む結果を）得る、達成する / 到達する、たどり着く

She worked late every night to attain her research goals before the grant deadline.

彼女は助成金の締め切り前に研究目標を達成するため、毎晩遅くまで働いた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).

To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day.

意味（2）

(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

[…] my bones would rest, That have but labour’d to attain this hour.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.

[…] Master Camden, sometimes acknowledgeth, sometimes denieth him for an English Earle. Not that I accuse him as inconstant to himself, but suspect my self not well attaining his meaning therein.

意味（5）

(transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.

Yet notwithstanding as Those that first bring Honour into their Family, are commonly more worthy, then most that succeed: So the first President (if it be good) is seldome attained by Imitation.

意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.

The Earle finding […] the enemie retired, pursued with all celeritie into Scotland; hoping to haue ouer-taken the Scottish King, and to haue giuen him Battaile; But not attaining him in time, sate downe before the Castle of Aton […] which in a small time hee tooke.

attains （ present singular third-person ）

attaining （ participle present ）

attained （ participle past ）

attained （ past ）