What is to reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. "Canaan he now attains." Milton called?
attain — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at. "Canaan he now attains." Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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