Dictionary

attainment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈteɪnmənt/

Etymology

From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
   • My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.
   • The scholar who had made so many attainments, knows now how small they were compared with what one glance into the spiritual glory has taught him. 1860, National Preacher, volume 33, number 1, page 11:
   • The attainment of the skills of elementary reading occurred some time ago for almost all who read this book. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 17:

Forms

Deriveds

underattainment · nonattainment · reattainment · unattainment

Synonyms

acquisition · accomplishment · accomplishment · attain · acquisition · acquirement · attain · acquirement

Translations (44)

cmn 達到 /达到 (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Erlangen (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · io atingo (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · es conseguimiento (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Erreichen (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · fi saavutus (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · nl het verkrijgen van (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ro câștigare (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ru приобрете́ние (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · de Aneignung (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · hi संप्राप्ति (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · pl zdobycz (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · pt conseguimento (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · es conseguimiento (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · de Angeeignetes (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · de Erzielen (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Verschafftes (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · ko 성과 (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · mi taeatanga (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · pl osiągnięcie (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · pl zdobycie (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ro dobândire (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ko 달성 (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · fa نیل (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · gd ruigsinn (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · pt conseguimento (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · fi pääseminen (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · pl osiągnięcie (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · fa فضیلت (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · be дасягне́нне (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Errungenschaft (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · de Verschaffung (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Erzielung (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ru достиже́ние (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · ro obținere (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · bg постижение (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · es consecución (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · es consecución (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · de Erzieltes (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · de Erreichtes (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion) · ko 성취 (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · fi saavuttaminen (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · hi प्राप्ति (act of attaining; act of arriving at or reaching) · mi haumāuiui (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion)