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1 Attain
v. trans.Reach: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or V. acc. alone), εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or V. acc. alone), Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or acc. alone), V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or acc. alone); see Reach.Attain an object: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen.); see also Acquire, Accomplish, Gain.Those in Sicily attained to the greatest power: P. οἱ ἐν Σικελίᾳ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐχώρησαν δυνάμεως (Thuc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Attain
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2 attain
[ə'tein](to gain; to achieve: He attained all his ambitions.) κατορθώνω, αποκτώ, πραγματοποιώ -
3 attain
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4 Reach
v. trans.Arrive at: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or ἐπί, acc., V. also acc. alone), εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), ἥκειν (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or acc. alone), V. ἱκάνειν (εἰς, acc. or acc. alone), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., ἐπί, acc., πρός, acc., or acc. alone).Gain: P. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see under Gain.Used absol., P. and V. ἐξήκειν, ἐφήκειν, V. προσήκειν.Reach with a missile: P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen. or absol.), διικνεῖσθαι ( absol).Attain: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), κυρεῖν (gen.), P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen.); see Attain.V. intrans. Extend (of territory, etc.): P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν, ἐφικνεῖσθαι, προσήκειν (Xen.).Reach down to: P. καθίεσθαι πρός (acc.).Cover a distance: P. ἐπέχειν (Thuc. 2, 77).If our money reach so far ( be sufficient): P. ἂν ἐξικνῆται τὰ ἡμέτερα χρήματα (Plat., Prot. 311D).Reach out, extend: P. and V. προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, ὀρέγειν (Plat.).Reach out after: P. and V. ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.).Reach safely: see under Safely.——————subs.Range of a missile: P. and V. βολή, ἡ, P. φορά, ἡ.Beyond the reach of prep.:use P. and V. ἔξω (gen.), ἐκτός (gen.).In reach of: P. and V. ἐντός (gen.).In the reach of, in the power of: P. and V. ἐπί dat.).Within reach, ready to hand, adj.: P. and V. πρόχειρος.Reach ( of a river), subs.: P. κέρας, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reach
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5 Gain
subs.Act of acquiring: V. ἐπίκτησις. ἡ, P. and V. κτῆσις, ἡ.Profit: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό.Advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ. Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ; see Advantage.Superiority: P. πλεονεξια, ἡ, πλεονέκτημα, τό.What gain is there? V. τί δʼ ἔστι τὸ πλέον; (Eur., Phœn. 553).What gain will it be to the dead? P. τί δʼ ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (act. 140).Love of base gain: P. and V. αἰσχροκέρδεια, ἡ.——————v. trans.Win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν ( al o Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), κομίζειν.Gain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Help to gain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί τινι).Reach: V. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or πρός, acc.; V. also acc. alone).Attain to: P. and V. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.).A swift runner would have gained his goal: V. ἂν... ταχὺς βαδιστὴς τερμόνων ἀνθήπτετο (Eur., Med. 1182).Gain the heights: P. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν μετεώρων (Thuc. 4, 128).Gain the mountains: P. λαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ὀρῶν (Thuc. 3, 24).——————v. intrans.Gain on, overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gain
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6 Get
v. trans.P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. infin. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.); see also P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι, κομίζειν.Fetch: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν.Get in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Get in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).Help to get: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τινί), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).Get a person to do a thing: P. and V. πείθειν τινα ποιεῖν τι or ὥστε ποιεῖν τι.Get a thing done: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως τι γενήσεται.V. intrans. Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.Get at, reach, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.); see reach, met., intrigue with: P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.).Get back, recover: P. and V. ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, ἀναλαμβάνειν, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. κομίζειν; see Recover.Get on with, have dealings with: P. and V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.); see have dealings with, under Dealings.Difficult to get on with: V. συναλλάσσειν βαρύς.Do you think after cheating us that you should get off scot free: Ar. μῶν ἀξιοῖς φενακίσας ἡμᾶς ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἀζήμιος (Pl. 271).Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).What troubles I've got myself into: Ar. εἰς οἷʼ ἐμαυτὸν εἰσεκύλισα πράγματα (Thesm. 651).Get out of what one has said: P. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι τῶν εἰρημένων (Thuc. 4, 28), ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).Get round, cheat: Ar. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).Get over: see under Over.Get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see Conquer.Get the worst of it: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, P. ἔλασσον ἔχειν, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Get to: see Reach.Get together, v. trans.: P. συνιστάναι; see Collect.Get up, contrive fraudulently: P. κατασκευάζειν; see trump up.I got you up ( dressed you up) as Hercules in fun: Ar. σὲ παίζων... Ἡρακλέαʼ ʼνεσκευασα (Ran. 523).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Get
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7 Majority
subs.The greater number: P. and V. οἱ πλείονες.The majority, the multitude: P. and V. οἱ πολλοί, τὸ πλῆθος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Majority
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Attain — At*tain ([a^]t*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attained} ( t[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Attaining}.] [Of. atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F. atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach. See {Tangent}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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attain — c.1300, to succeed in reaching, from stem of O.Fr. ataindre (11c., Mod.Fr. atteindre) to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive, from V.L. *adtangere, from L. attingere to touch, to arrive at, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + tangere to touch … Etymology dictionary
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attain — ► VERB 1) succeed in accomplishing. 2) reach (a specified age, size, or amount). DERIVATIVES attainable adjective. ORIGIN Latin attingere, from tangere to touch … English terms dictionary
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