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arrive vs attain

attain vs arrive

arrive and attain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arrive No No Yes No
attain No No Yes No
As verbs, attain is a hyponym of arrive; that is, attain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrive:
  • arrive: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
  • attain: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Other hyponyms of arrive include land, set down, drive in, bring down, land, put down, land, set ashore, shore, roll up, come, come in, hit, reach, flood in, draw in, get in, move in, pull in, plump in.
arrive (verb) attain (verb)
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
succeed in a big way; get to the top reach a destination, either real or abstract
find unexpectedly
to gain with effort
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