attainment
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by…The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
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» He had scientific attainments, but he didn't even know it.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.
Erlangen, Erreichen, Erzielen
достиже́ниеdostižénije
(countable, uncountable)That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.
Errungenschaft, Angeeignetes, Verschafftes
приобрете́ниеpriobreténije
- arrival at a new stage
- the act of achieving an aim
- an ability that has been acquired by training
Examples
3 sentencesHe had scientific attainments, but he didn't even know it.
The attainment of a goal is a very delightful experience.
Repression for the attainment of economic ends is a necessary weapon of the socialist dictatorship.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.
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Forms
plural: attainments| Singular | attainment |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- an ability that has been acquired by training:skillaccomplishmentacquirementacquisition
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.