attain
verb (used with object)
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain.
is attaining
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present progressiveof attain (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Bashed a former columnist for this newspaper: “As near as I can tell, the only important thing the Citizens for More Important Things have in mind is attaining a level of self-aggrandizement …”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
“The compelling interest you identify is attaining a critical mass of minority students at the University of Texas, but you won’t tell me what the critical mass is,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2015
A key step in women's progress toward top legal posts is attaining partnership in the large, traditional law firms that dominate lucrative corporate practice and carry considerable prestige within the profession.
From Time Magazine Archive
And suppose that one of the two exceeds the other, yet as he is attaining his object he will not find fault with his friend, for good is the object of each party.
From Ethics by Aristotle
The United States Spring is also successfully used for mixing with the still wines, and is attaining a popularity among the Germans.
From Saratoga and How to See It by Dearborn, R. F.
