Hyphenation of attains

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word attains? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

at-tains

Definitions of attains:

1.	To gain with effort She achieved her goal despite setbacks
2.	Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level The thermometer hit 100 degrees This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
3.	Find unexpectedly The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb She struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
4.	Reach a destination, either real or abstract We hit Detroit by noon The water reached the doorstep We barely made it to the finish line I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.