attained

American  

[uh-teynd] / əˈteɪnd /

adjective

1. reached or achieved, often after considerable time and effort.

   Any country with a reactor and a fairly easily attained level of expertise can build an atomic bomb.

2. having reached a specified level of accomplishment; skilled or expert.

   He was an eminent professor of religion and a highly attained mystic.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of attain.

Other Word Forms

• unattained adjective
• well-attained adjective

Etymology

Origin of attained

First recorded in 1590–1600; attain ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; attain ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

"Studies show that parents with one child tend to have attained higher educational outcomes themselves than parents of multiple children," she says.

From BBC

And because of these ongoing efforts, huge ecological side benefits have been attained and continue to be achieved.

From Literature

Fellow Englishmen Canter, John Parry and Jordan Smith have also attained membership, while Neergaard-Petersen's strong finish also secured a spot.

From BBC

Dutton’s goal isn’t expansion, it’s holding on to his questionably attained acreage and with it, his dominance over all he surveys.

From Salon

In the 33 years since it was first announced and the two decades since construction started, the GEM has attained near-mythic status.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• accomplished
• completed
• executed
• finished
• performed