attain vs get to

attain and get to both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attain	No	No	Yes	No
get to	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get to is a hyponym of attain; that is, get to is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attain:

Other hyponyms of attain include score, make, progress to, reach, begin, come to, strike, culminate, compass, average, finagle, manage, wangle.

attain (verb)	get to (verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	arrive at the point of
reach a destination, either real or abstract	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
find unexpectedly	reach a goal
to gain with effort