achieve
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain
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to gain as by hard work or effort
to achieve success
Related Words
See do 1.
Other Word Forms
- achievable adjective
- achiever noun
- outachieve verb (used with object)
- preachieved adjective
- superachiever noun
- unachievable adjective
- unachieved adjective
- well-achieved adjective
Etymology
Origin of achieve
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English acheven, from Old French achever “to finish,” from phrase a chef “to (the) head,” i.e., “to conclusion”; chief
Example Sentences
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Students should learn to confront and collaborate on real community challenges, working through differences to achieve common goals.
Watt had now achieved his dream of founding a unicorn.
From BBC
Mr. Merz delivered the most remarkable foreign-policy sentence ever spoken by a postwar German leader: “Legal classifications under international law will achieve relatively little—especially when they largely remain without consequences.”
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a news conference on Friday that China has a "solid foundation" for achieving that goal.
From Barron's
“These workers stuck together through a long process, and seeing what they’ve achieved, I’m sure they agree it was worth it,” she said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
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