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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Crucially, they achieved this without North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops on the ground and without allied air support.
Katie Miller and her guests avoid talking too bluntly about how disciplining children is achieved.
From Salon
Navalny's widow Yulia has also marked the two-year anniversary of his death, writing in a social media post: "We have achieved truth and we will achieve justice one day too."
From BBC
“We feel really rich, because we are so happy with what we achieved.”
BlueScope is prioritizing the expansion of the North Star mill, where it recently achieved a new daily production record.
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