attaining

1. to gain with effortExamples: "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach

2. reach a point in time, or a certain state or levelExamples: "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"Synonyms: attain, hit, reach

3. find unexpectedlyExamples: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon

4. reach a destination, either real or abstractExamples: "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"Synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach