attain
verb (used with object)
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain.
has attained
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present perfectof attain (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Regardless of what goes into the McRib or how it’s priced, the sandwich has attained a status that arguably makes it the most celebrated limited-time item in fast-food history.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
But if there is one Chili Peppers single that has attained divine feel-good hit status, it’s “Can’t Stop.”
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
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 ● Nov. 5, 2025
Shannon is baffled by her self-denial, but Hannah has attained an understanding of home not as a physical place but as a spiritual bulwark, born out of love and patient respect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
He never halts, never repines, never is puzzled, like other men; that tranquillity, full of life, that ceaseless but graceful motion, "without haste, without rest," for which we all are striving, he has attained.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret
