Attain vs. Obtain

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  • Attain (verb)

    To accomplish; to achieve.

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

  • Attain (verb)

    To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.

  • Attain (verb)

    To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.

  • Attain (verb)

    To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.

  • Attain (verb)

    To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.

  • Attain (verb)

    To overtake.

  • Obtain (verb)

    To gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. from 15th c.

  • Obtain (verb)

    To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. 15th–19th c.

  • Obtain (verb)

    To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. 15th–19th c.

  • Obtain (verb)

    To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. 15th–18th c.

  • Obtain (verb)

    To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. from 17th c.

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