attained
part of speech
verb past form of attain (attain, attains, attained, attaining); adjective (attained)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Attained means reached or achieved, usually after hard work: attained a goal. tree →
2) (formal) Attained can mean reached a level, age or height. tree →
sense in the lessons
In formal school reports «attained» means reached a level: «She attained the expected standard.» In exam and science language: «The ball attained a height of 5 m» means it reached that height. Everyday speech says «got» or «reached».
examples
- He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three. (Prophets 2SA.23.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three; and David set him over his guard. (Writings 1CH.11.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- She attained top marks in the test. tree →
- (formal) The pupil has attained the expected standard in maths. tree →
- The rocket attained a height of 100 metres. tree →
- He finally attained his dream of playing for the team. tree →
- The climbers attained the summit before dark. tree →
- (formal) Determine the maximum speed attained by the car. tree →
- The Prince attained to man's estate, and began to think about getting married. tree →
note
Formal; regular verb. Noun: attainment. Often in maths/science exam questions: «the greatest height attained» means the highest point reached, the maximum value.
In the corpora
- He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
- He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «attained» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.