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# attainable

«attainable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (attainable, more attainable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#m1)

2) Possible to get: «Tickets are still attainable.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and PSHE lessons, teachers talk about setting goals that are challenging but attainable (SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable). In maths, an attainable value is one a number can actually reach. Opposite: unattainable.

### examples

- Set yourself an attainable goal, like reading ten pages a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x1)
- A gold star is attainable if you try hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x2)
- The summit is attainable in one day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x3)
- Is a perfect score attainable on this test? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x4)
- The coach set goals that were hard but attainable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x5)
- For a beginner, swimming a length is attainable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/#x6)

### note

From «attain» (reach, achieve) + -able. Formal; everyday words: «achievable», «possible». Opposite: unattainable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «attainable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.