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attain vs come to

come to vs attain

attain and come to both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attain No No Yes No
come to No No Yes No
As verbs, come to is a hyponym of attain; that is, come to is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:
  • attain: to gain with effort
  • come to: attain
Other hyponyms of attain include score, get to, make, progress to, reach, begin, strike, culminate, compass, average, finagle, manage, wangle.
attain (verb) come to (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level return to consciousness
reach a destination, either real or abstract cause to experience suddenly
find unexpectedly attain
to gain with effort be relevant to
Difference between attain and come to

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