"attainable" meaning in English

See attainable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ [UK, US] Audio: en-uk-attainable.oga [UK] Forms: attainable [positive], more attainable [comparative], most attainable [superlative]
Etymology: attain + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|attain|able}} attain + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is attainable, it can be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
    Sense id: simple-attainable-en-adj-lrOODOuk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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