All 4 Uses of
attain
in
The Waves
- We have attained our desire.†
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- Perhaps I shall never die, shall never attain even that continuity and permanence— O western wind, when wilt thou blow, That the small rain down can rain?†
- We are all swept on by the torrent of things grown so familiar that they cast no shade; we make no comparisons; think scarcely ever of I or of you; and in this unconsciousness attain the utmost freedom from friction and part the weeds that grow over the mouths of sunken channels.†
- He attained some success in his profession ….†
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort