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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalcançar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aw.kɐ̃ˈsaʁ
"Ela trabalhou duro para alcançar seu sonho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To succeed in achieving something.
"She worked hard to attain her dream of becoming a doctor." - 2
To reach a particular state or condition.
"The team hopes to attain a higher level of performance this season."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'attingere', meaning 'to touch upon, reach, or arrive at', composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'tungere' (to touch). It entered the English language in the 14th century via Old French 'atteindre' and initially meant to hit or reach a physical mark before evolving to denote achieving a goal or status.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Attain" is said worldwide
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atteindre
Transliteration: atɛ̃dʁ
"Elle a travaillé dur pour atteindre son rêve."
erreichen
Transliteration: ɛˈʁaɪ̯çn̩
"Sie hat hart gearbeitet, um ihren Traum zu erreichen."
raggiungere
Transliteration: raˈdʒundʒere
"Ha lavorato sodo per raggiungere il suo sogno."
alcanzar
Transliteration: alkanˈθaɾ
"Ella trabajó duro para alcanzar su sueño."
alcançar
Transliteration: aw.kɐ̃ˈsaʁ
"Ela trabalhou duro para alcançar seu sonho."
प्राप्त करना
Transliteration: praapt karna
"उसने अपने सपने को प्राप्त करने के लिए मेहनत की।"
达到
Transliteration: dá dào
"她努力工作以达到她的梦想。"
달성하다
Transliteration: dalseonghada
"그녀는 꿈을 이루기 위해 열심히 일했습니다."
達成する
Transliteration: tassei suru
"彼女は夢を達成するために一生懸命働きました。"
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