achieve
verb (used with object)
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
have been achieving
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present perfect progressiveof achieve.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The agents have been achieving 80% to 90% resolution rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Virgil van Dijk said it "should not be taken for granted" what Liverpool have been achieving before their Champions League quarter-final with Benfica.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022
He was prospering during this period and might also have been achieving some local influence.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2014
In Russia and much of Europe, builders have been achieving construction economies for years with variations of Zachry's technique.
From Time Magazine Archive
In short, my dear Sir James, you have been achieving a deed that has held you up to the contemplation of mankind, and that secures you the gratitude of your country.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Sir John Ross
