Attainable
capable of being .
contemporary examples
tomfoolerytm: ever hit on someone because they were ‘attainable’ and get shot down?
tweeting through the pain the daily beast march 30, 2009
no one beats the barefoot contessa in the kitchen thanks to her attainable and amazing recipes.
trisha yearwood’s favorite food trisha yearwood november 28, 2010
though yousef was active in the west bank hamas, gaza would have been attainable infiltration.
when the son of hamas spied for israel nina strochlic august 4, 2014
that talent is attainable, and lack of talent should even be embraced.
glee’s cory monteith tribute: cathartic and could not have been sadder kevin fallon october 10, 2013
you have to have what community members view as a specific, attainable goal.
chicago’s placid nato summit protests jim warren may 20, 2012
historical examples
nor was the plea advanced that such bungling after the infinite was better than simple perfection in the attainable.
lippincott’s magazine, december 1878 various
if this were not attainable, he would not have set so high a goal.
the golden fountain lilian staveley
if there be anything wanting to your comfort, name it, leather-stocking; if it be attainable it is yours.
the pioneers james fenimore cooper
to him knowledge, if only attainable in this world, is of all things the most divine.
meno plato
rude chuck-a-luck boards were constructed out of such material as was attainable, and put in operation.
andersonville, volume 2 john mcelroy
adj.
1640s; see attain + -able. related: attainability.
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- Attainder
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to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one’s goals. to come to or arrive at, especially after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually followed by to or unto): to attain to knowledge. […]
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to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one’s goals. to come to or arrive at, especially after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually followed by to or unto): to attain to knowledge. […]
- Attaining
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one’s goals. to come to or arrive at, especially after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually followed by to or unto): to attain to knowledge. […]