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attain (iou) and H - Poker (gambling)


attain (iou)



attain verb & noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman atain-, atein-, Old French ataign-, ateign-, stem of ataindre, ateindre (mod. atteindre), from Latin attingere touch on, reach, from ad AT- + tangere to touch.]
A. verb. (See also ATTAINT pa. pple & ppl adjective.)
I. verb trans.
Convict, condemn; bring to justice. Only in ME.
Accomplish, achieve (an end or purpose); reach, gain (a state, rank, or quality). ME.
J. Wesley Let me the Life Divine attain. A. J. Toynbee Buenos Aires is a great modern city that has attained its present stature gradually. D. Jacobson I never came close to attaining any of my goals. R. Adams She was a woman..who had already attained a position of authority and trust.
Reach or arrive at by motion in space or time, or by the passage of time. LME.
Southey Now had they almost attain'd The palace portal. S. Bellow I might be concerned with age merely because I might never attain any great age.
Encroach on. Only in LME.
Overtake, come up with, catch. LME-E17.
Come into the possession of, acquire, obtain, (now usu. something immaterial, passing into sense 2). LME.
Ld Berners To atteyne thereby the towne of Berwike. J. Conrad At that moment I attained the knowledge of who it was I had before me. H. J. Laski A new class of men attained control of the nation's economic power.
Get to know, find out. LME-M17.
Caxton Secretes that humayne Nature may not attayne, knowe, ne understonde.
Touch, hit, strike. L15-L16.
G. Chapman Yet him beneath the eare The sonne of Telamon attain'd.
II. verb intrans. Usu. with to, (arch.) unto.
Succeed in coming or get to a state, condition, goal, etc. LME.
W. Cowper To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber. H. J. Laski He had attained to the highest office under Anne at an exceptionally early age. J. Hilton After ten years in various parts of Asia he had attained to a somewhat fastidious valuation of places and happenings.
Succeed in coming or get to a point in space; live on to a time or age. LME.
Bible (AV): Acts 27:12 If by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice. Sir W. Scott Nor nearer might the dogs attain. Oxford English Dictionary He has attained to years of discretion.
Extend, reach; amount; matter. LME-M16.
Foll. by to, unto: get to know, find out. M16-E17.
b. noun. Attainment; a thing attained. rare. M16.
attaina'bility noun attainableness E19.
attainable adjective able to be attained M17.
attainableness noun M17.

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Hearts (the suit), in written text. Jh, for example, is the jack of hearts.