attain
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(verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
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Synonyms: arrive at, gain, hit, make, reach |
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Related Words: access, bottom out, breast, catch up, come through, culminate, find, get at, get through, ground, make, peak, reach a peak, run aground, scale, surmount |
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(verb) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
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Synonyms: hit, reach |
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Related Words: arrive, break even, come, get |
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(verb) to gain with effort: "she achieved her goal despite setbacks." |
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Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, reach |
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Related Words: average, begin, come through, come to, compass, culminate, finagle, get to, make, manage, progress to, reach, score, strike, succeed, wangle |
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