Achieve, reach, and attain are all very similar! :) You may even call them synonyms. arrive: to reach destination. "We arrived in London at 6 o'clock." achieve: to attain by effort. "I have achieved my goals." attain: succeed in receiving, does not always need serious effort.. reach: has similar meaning to achieve, but is also a verb, meaning to stretch out and grasp an object. "I can't reach the book." come to: is a phrase. it means to regain consciousness. "Ever since the accident, he hasn't come to."