attaining
Sayuh-TAY-ning/əˈteɪnɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of attain.
The new plan is aimed at attaining full employment within five years.
Attaining fluency in a second language usually requires years of practice.
Note
One -ing spelling does two jobs here. After a form of be it builds the progressive (is attaining its goals). Heading a phrase, it acts as a noun yet still takes a direct object, as in attaining fluency. The goal usually follows directly, but the verb can also stand without an object, and then a preposition carries the goal: attaining to a place, a state, a height.
attaining is a form of attain
attain, verb: To gain something you have aimed for, such as a goal, object, or desired result. Full entry
- Spelling
- attain → attaining: add -ing
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