Both Uses
attain
in
Pretty Little Liars
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- I like this guy, but he's kind of ...unattainable.†
Chpt 13unattainable = not able to be gained or reached with effortstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unattainable means not and reverses the meaning of attainable. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Go out with an attainable boy, then!†
Chpt 13 *attainable = able to be gained or reached with effortstandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
Definitions:
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(1)
(attain) to gain or reach something with effort
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)