attain

/ə-ˈtān/

Middle English atteynen, from Anglo-French ateign-, stem of ateindre to reach, accomplish, convict, from Vulgar Latin *attangere, alteration of Latin attingere, from ad- + tangere to touch

verb

  1. to reach as an end : gain, achieve

  2. to come into possession of : obtain

  3. to come to as the end of a progression or course of movement

attain a goal