The difference between Acquire and Attain

When used as verbs, acquire means to get, whereas attain means to accomplish.


check bellow for the other definitions of Acquire and Attain

  1. Acquire as a verb (transitive):

    To get.

  2. Acquire as a verb (transitive):

    To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own

    Examples:

    "He acquired a title."

    "all the riches he acquired were from hard work."

    "One should ''acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading."

    "to acquire a skill"

    "to acquire decent habits and manners"

  3. Acquire as a verb (medicine):

    To contract.

  4. Acquire as a verb (computing):

    To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

  1. Attain as a verb (transitive):

    To accomplish; to achieve.

    Examples:

    "To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day."

  2. Attain as a verb:

    To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.

  3. Attain as a verb (transitive):

    To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.

  4. Attain as a verb (intransitive):

    To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.

  5. Attain as a verb:

    To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.

  6. Attain as a verb (obsolete):

    To overtake.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"