Achieved vs. Attained — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Achieved and Attained
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Definitions
Achieved➦
Achieved (13 May 1979 – 1993) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won four of his nine races in a track career which lasted from July 1981 to September 1982.
Attained➦
To gain as an objective; achieve
Attain a diploma by hard work.
Achieved➦
Highly skilled or developed; accomplished
"The author ... is not merely lucky, but an achieved and deserving fiction writer" (Wright Morris).
Attained➦
To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time
Redwoods can attain a height of 300 feet.
Achieved➦
Simple past tense and past participle of achieve
Attained➦
To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression
Attained to high office.
Eventually attained to wisdom.
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Achieved➦
(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
Attained➦
Simple past tense and past participle of attain
Attained➦
(of a goal) Having been achieved or reached.
Attained➦
Achieved or reached;
The actual attained achievement test score
