achieve
verb (used with object)
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
have achieved
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present perfectof achieve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Take a bow at everything you have achieved.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
We would not have achieved this without exome sequencing, as the gene we identified wasn't an obvious candidate and little is known about Mal protein in red cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
"In India, with your assistance, chip design, manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, material ecosystem, testing capability -- we worked at all of it, at the same time, and have achieved success in it."
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
No one besides Khama, Mr. Diamond argues, could have achieved that success, because no one else was the chief of the largest tribe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Alexander of Macedonia. Alexander the Great. Only thirty-two years old and ruler of much of the ancient world. How much more he might have achieved if he'd only listened to me."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
