achieve
[ uh-cheev ]
/ əˈtʃiv /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain: to achieve victory.
verb (used without object), a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect.
OTHER WORDS FOR achieve
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of achieve
1275–1325; Middle English acheven<Old French achever to finish, from phrase a chef to (the) head (i.e., to conclusion). See chief
synonym study for achieve
1. See do1.
OTHER WORDS FROM achieve
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use achieve in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for achieve
achieve
/ (əˈtʃiːv) /
verb (tr)
to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain
to gain as by hard work or effortto achieve success
Derived forms of achieve
achievable, adjectiveachiever, nounWord Origin for achieve
C14: from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012