achieve
verb (used with object)
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
achieved
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past participleof achieve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof achieve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
achieveverb (used with object)to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
Example Sentences
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Existing therapies based on engineered T cells have achieved their greatest successes against certain blood cancers, but treating solid tumors has proven more difficult.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The children were good students and often achieved top positions in their classes," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the past, she has portrayed those casting doubts that such a resolution could be achieved as irksome malcontents.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
According to the university, honorary degrees are awarded to those who have achieved distinction or given significant service in one or more of a number of broad constituencies.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He’d once saved the French government itself: in the 1890s, he’d achieved national fame for calming widespread riots that had almost tipped the country into revolution.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
