What does attainment mean?

Definitions for attainment
əˈteɪn məntat·tain·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. attainmentnoun

    the act of achieving an aim

    "the attainment of independence"

  2. attainmentnoun

    arrival at a new stage

    "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"

  3. skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainmentnoun

    an ability that has been acquired by training

Wiktionary

  1. attainmentnoun

    The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

  2. attainmentnoun

    That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Attainmentnoun

    Etymology: from attain.

    We dispute with men that count it a great attainment to be able to talk much, and little to the purpose. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis.

    Our attainments are mean, compared with the perfection of the universe. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmologia Sacra, b. ii.

    The Scripture must be sufficient to imprint in us the character of all things necessary for the attainment of eternal life. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    Education in extent, more large, of time shorter, and of attainment more certain. John Milton, on Education.

    Government is an art above the attainment of an ordinary genius. South.

    If the same actions be the instruments, both of acquiring fame and procuring this happiness, they would nevertheless fail in the attainment of this last end, if they proceeded from a desire of the first. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 257.

    The great care of God for our salvation must appear in the concern he expressed for our attainment of it. John Rogers.

ChatGPT

  1. attainment

    Attainment refers to the achievement or accomplishment of a goal, objective, or a high position after a period of effort and pursuit. It can also refer to reaching a certain level of knowledge, skill, or competence in a particular field.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Attainmentnoun

    the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts

  2. Attainmentnoun

    that which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments

Editors Contribution

  1. attainment

    To achieve a goal.

    The attainment of a goal is a successful achievement.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 12, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attainment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attainment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attainment in a Sentence

  1. Georges Benjamin:

    We know that ZIP code matters, we know very clearly that things such as educational attainment, access and utilization of things like tobacco, physical inactivity, nutrition, the location of if they have access to things like grocery stores, all those things matter at the county level and at the local level.

  2. David Hume:

    The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modeled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object of his being.

  3. Ernest Hemingway:

    For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try…

  4. James Allen:

    To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

  5. The EPA:

    The agency will continue these collaborative efforts for any revised ozone standards, including working with California as it continues to explore regulatory strategies and technologies to reduce pollution and improve public health protection, california has faced a uniquely difficult attainment task due to the combination of adverse meteorology and topography, population growth, and the pollution burden associated with mobile sources.

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