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attainment

attainment

2 5.1
A skill gained by practice or study
  • noun
  • /əˈteɪnmənt/
translation icon : adquisición
  • Social isolation is a concern for the quality of the university experience and educational attainment.
  • educational attainment
  • skill attainment
  • job attainment

That children are adversely affected by the abuse that they see, it'll often impact upon their health, their development and their educational attainment.

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Examples

  • In New York, colleges are required to file an annual report on student skill attainment and graduation rates.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Dedicated educators have long been guiding their students toward the highest levels of excellence and attainment.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The profile offers information about the attainment of social skills.

    Academic text (1996)
  • So there are efforts to improve educational attainment and change the economic outlook for so many otherwise abandoned communities.

  • Similarly, in terms of formal educational attainment, we tend to stand among the world leaders.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Once the assessment information has been gathered, the team meets and analyzes student attainment of the goals.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The teacher used an oral quiz to check the children's attainment of the knowledge objectives.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Assessment specifications include the criteria for assessing and analyzing students' attainments in the arts.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The literature on status and career attainment suggests theoretical frameworks for examining factors affecting women's achievement over the lifespan.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The teacher used an oral quiz to check the children's attainment of the knowledge objectives.

Synonyms

success
vsattainment
1.0

Getting what you want after working hard

often refers instead to a developed ability or a specific achievement
skill
vsattainment
1.0

Ability to do something well because of practice or training

can mean that ability or the concrete result achieved by effort
achievement
vsattainment
344 2.3

A success you reach after working hard

also names a learned ability, not only the completed task or goal
accomplishment
vsattainment
102 3.5

A skill that you learn by practice

also covers a completed achievement, not only a developed ability
mastery
vsattainment
37 4.2

Very high skill in a subject or activity

means a developed skill without implying complete or perfect control
acquisition
vsattainment
7 4.9

An ability you learn through practice

is broader and includes the idea of an achieved result or goal
acquirement
vsattainment
1 7.7

A skill or ability learned by practice and study

also refers to a completed goal rather than only a learned ability
reaching
vsattainment
3.1

The act of getting a goal you worked hard for

is also used for a developed skill or ability, not just the act
obtainment
vsattainment
7.6

The act of getting something you need or want

focuses more on a learned ability or a notable achievement than mere getting

Antonyms

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

How Skilled

mastery
37 4.2
proficiency
30 4.7
attainment
2 5.1
competence
69 4.1
ability
1.0

Surface Forms

attainment singular
attainments plural

Morphology

attainment = attain (semi-transparent) = attain + ment

Formally a nominalization of 'attain', but the sense 'a developed skill or achievement' is a metonymic extension that may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Attainment (meaning a skill or ability) comes from the same verb attain, once meaning 'to reach' or 'touch' and related to the root tang- found in tangible and 'touch'. So an attainment as a skill is something you have 'reached' or gained after practice and effort.