All 4 Uses of
attain
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- The locket was accorded this place of honor not because it was valuable — in all usual senses it was worthless — but because of what it had cost to attain it.†
Chpt 2 *
- They had discovered one Horcrux, but they had no means of destroying it: The others were as unattainable as they had ever been.†
Chpt 16
- Rather than channel his abilities into the attainment of awards and prizes, however, Gellert Grindelwald devoted himself to other pursuits.†
Chpt 18
- It was only when he had attained a great age that the youngest brother finally took off the Cloak of Invisibility and gave it to his son.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort