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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Museveni sees Uganda's nascent oil industry as a central pillar towards achieving that goal.
From BBC
To achieve this, the team built a bar-shaped device about half a millimeter long.
From Science Daily
These findings point to where policymakers in each country may achieve the biggest gains.
From Science Daily
“You can achieve a gorgeous slightly umami and sweet flavor by blending steamed or canned sweet corn kernels with oat milk and straining it,” she explains.
From Salon
It makes me think of their potential struggles and to look at them through a lens of admiration for perhaps working harder than my white-collar colleagues to achieve the American dream.
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