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Search phrase: attain

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.22themselves till they attain to their abhorred ends, so hethemselues, till they attaine to their abhorr'd ends: so he
CymbelineCym V.v.184Upon his honoured finger – to attainVpon his honour'd finger) to attaine
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iii.6Ere he attain his easeful western bed;Ere he attaine his easefull Westerne Bed:
Julius CaesarJC V.v.38By this vile conquest shall attain unto.By this vile Conquest shall attaine vnto.
Julius CaesarJC V.v.42That have but laboured to attain this hour.That haue but labour'd, to attaine this houre.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.i.37Miss that which one unworthier may attain,Misse that which one vnworthier may attaine,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.21Cannot attain it, why then – hark you hither.Cannot attaine it, why then harke you hither.
Richard IIR2 II.iii.64And far surmounts our labour to attain it.And farre surmounts our labour to attaine it.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.330t' attain to! If thou wert the lion, the fox would beguilet'attaine to. If thou wert the Lyon, the Fox would beguile

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Glossary

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assumeattain, achieve, reach
attainobtain, acquire, gain
climbreach, attain, achieve
comeachieve, attain, arrive at
compasswin, obtain, attain
reachreach out for, strive to attain
reachequal, match, attain to
touchachieve, accomplish, attain

Thesaurus

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attainassume
attaincome
attaincompass
attainclimb
attaintouch
attainreach
attain, strive toreach
strive to attainreach

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ATTAINBASICattain v, attainder n, attaint n, attainture n
ATTAINNOTunattainted adj
UNATTAINTEDBASICsee ATTAIN

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