reattain

/ɹiːəˈteɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

"On balance, it would seem fair to say that the standards of 1939 were about equalled, being not yet reattained in some respects but excelled in others."
"While the Deutsche Bundesbahn has not reattained the pre-eminence in European railway speed that the German railways enjoyed before the 1939-1945 war, speeds in that country are steadily moving upwards [...]."

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English attain English reattain From re- + attain.

reattains (present, singular) reattaining (participle, present) reattained (participle, past) reattained (past)

reattainment

Questions

How do you pronounce reattain?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːəˈteɪn/.

What does reattain mean?

To attain again.

Where does reattain come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English attain English reattain From re- + attain.

How to pronounce reattain

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “reattain”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹiːəˈteɪn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “reattain”.

Repeat and practice — Say “reattain” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.