ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATTAIN
From Old French ateindre, from Latin attingere to reach, from tangere to touch.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ATTAIN
PRESENT
Present
I attain
you attain
he/she/it attains
we attain
you attain
they attain
Present continuous
I am attaining
you are attaining
he/she/it is attaining
we are attaining
you are attaining
they are attaining
Present perfect
I have attained
you have attained
he/she/it has attained
we have attained
you have attained
they have attained
Present perfect continuous
I have been attaining
you have been attaining
he/she/it has been attaining
we have been attaining
you have been attaining
they have been attaining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I attained
you attained
he/she/it attained
we attained
you attained
they attained
Past continuous
I was attaining
you were attaining
he/she/it was attaining
we were attaining
you were attaining
they were attaining
Past perfect
I had attained
you had attained
he/she/it had attained
we had attained
you had attained
they had attained
Past perfect continuous
I had been attaining
you had been attaining
he/she/it had been attaining
we had been attaining
you had been attaining
they had been attaining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will attain
you will attain
he/she/it will attain
we will attain
you will attain
they will attain
Future continuous
I will be attaining
you will be attaining
he/she/it will be attaining
we will be attaining
you will be attaining
they will be attaining
Future perfect
I will have attained
you will have attained
he/she/it will have attained
we will have attained
you will have attained
they will have attained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been attaining
you will have been attaining
he/she/it will have been attaining
we will have been attaining
you will have been attaining
they will have been attaining
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would attain
you would attain
he/she/it would attain
we would attain
you would attain
they would attain
Conditional continuous
I would be attaining
you would be attaining
he/she/it would be attaining
we would be attaining
you would be attaining
they would be attaining
Conditional perfect
I would have attain
you would have attain
he/she/it would have attain
we would have attain
you would have attain
they would have attain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been attaining
you would have been attaining
he/she/it would have been attaining
we would have been attaining
you would have been attaining
they would have been attaining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you attain
we let´s attain
you attain
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
attaining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «ATTAIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
attain.
Anything that could ever prevent me from achieving a goal, I put in a box, tape it up, throw it over my shoulder. You aim for a goal and attain it. Then you look to the next one.
Yet with great toil all that I can attain by long experience, and in learned schools, is for to know my knowledge is but vain, and those that think them wise, are greatest fools.
Education is all about igniting young minds and enabling them to attain their fullest potential.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged; practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Young children were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.
St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to attain the Divine. That is why all pre-Christian philosophy is theological at its summit.
Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and grievous, and remain unrepentant.
In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTAIN»
Discover the use of
attain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
attain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to
Attain Enlightenment: The Vision of Nonduality
But this book does not simply present one more set of spiritual techniques; it presents a comprehensive body of knowledge and practice that has successfully directed the inquiry into the nature of reality by untold thousands of enlightened ...
2
Poise: How to
Attain It
In this guide, the author sets forth a series of simple and easy-to-follow instructions that will have you brimming with poise, charm, and self-confidence in no time at all.
3
The Way of Initiation: How to
Attain Knowledge of the Higher ...
1908 with a foreword by Annie Besant - and some Biographical Notes by Edouard Schure.
4
Success and How to
Attain It
Gathered together in "Success and How to Attain It" are the thoughts of some of America's preeminent 19th century thinkers, who, at the instigation of General Daniel Butterfield, came together for a series of lectures at Union College from ...
5
A treasure hard to
attain: images of archaeology in popular ...
Covers the archaeological content of approximately 120 popular films, most of which have been produced in the United States since 1912.
6
Fast Growth: How to
Attain It, how to Sustain it
Fast Growth: How to Attain it is the only existing book to use three levels of growth drivers, market factors, strategies and leadership to develop a comprehensive plan of attack for any manager wanting to pursue fast growth.
Laurence G. Weinzimmer, 2001
7
Meditating to
Attain a Healthy Body Weight
A pioneering expert in mind/body health--and the bestselling author of How to Meditate--has created a simple but powerful meditation program that can make the crucial difference in losing weight--and in maintaining new, healthier habits.
8
The Joy of Living and How to
Attain It
This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.
9
Aura Advantage: How the Colors in Your Aura Can Help You ...
Spiritualist Cynthia Sue Larson helps readers to tap into the extraordinary powers that lie within themselves to make positive changes in their lives.
10
The Five Supreme Secrets of Life: Unveiling the Ways to ...
This is exactly what this book reveals to you. It unveils the five supreme secrets of life that can transform your life: First Secret: 'Considering a situation to be a problem is the only problem.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTAIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
attain is used in the context of the following news items.
3 Wake scouts attain Eagle rank
Three Wake County boys have attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in Boy Scouting. ▫ Larkin Hale Andreaus of Raleigh ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
State of Origin 2015 game 3: Greg Inglis can attain Origin immortality …
State of Origin 2015 game 3: Greg Inglis can attain Origin immortality in Brisbane's deciding game. by: EXCLUSIVE DARREN LOCKYER; July ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
What next after we attain middle-income status?
Vision 2030 seeks to turn Kenya into a middle-income country. What will happen after we attain this goal? This is an important question. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
Ministry Set to Attain GTP Goals
The Ministry of Environment and Forest said that it would sustain environmental protection and natural resources conservation efforts focusing ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Sensex, Nifty attain 11-week closing high
Banking stocks and index heavyweight HDFC led gains for key benchmark indices on the last trading session of the week today, 3 July 2015. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Developing Execution Capacity to Attain GTP II Goals
Ethiopia is on the right truck to make sustainable the two digit economic growth over the past 10 years. As we all know, these days, Ethiopia is ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Stocks Attain Market Attention- Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS …
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) reported that it has takeover a key German channel partner, RTC Rapid Technologies GmbH. This transaction ... «StreetWise Report, Jul 15»
Day 168: Declare Badal a Murderer When I Attain Martyrdom – Bapu …
“After I attain martyrdom, the government will believe that aspiration for sacrifice in Sikhs is still alive.” Bapu Surat Singh said that he would ... «Sikh24 News & Updates, Jul 15»
Stocks Attain Market Attention- Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA …
A leading developer of video compression and image processing semiconductors, Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) released that takeover of ... «StreetWise Report, Jul 15»
Attain Named Workday Advisory Services Partner for Education and …
"Attain brings excellent domain expertise and technology understanding to ... "Attain is proud to be a Workday Advisory Services Partner and to ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
