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achieve

[ uh-cheev ]

verb (used with object)

achieved, achieving.
  1. to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish:

    The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain:

    to achieve victory.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used without object)

achieved, achieving.
  1. to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect.

achieve

/ əˈʃː /

verb

  1. to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain
  2. to gain as by hard work or effort

    to achieve success

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱𱹱, noun
  • ˈ󾱱𱹲, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·󾱱·· adjective
  • ·󾱱· noun
  • dzܳ··󾱱𱹱 verb (used with object) outachieved outachieving
  • ··󾱱𱹱 adjective
  • su·per··󾱱· noun
  • un··󾱱·· adjective
  • ܲ··󾱱𱹱 adjective
  • ɱ-·󾱱𱹱 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of achieve1

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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of achieve1

C14: from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion
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Synonym Study

See do 1.
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“The underdog believes we can achieve the impossible,” Hanks says with a grin.

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“Those things would be hard to achieve even for professionals,” Nan Zhong said.

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Yoon feared that pandering to the public might prevent him achieving his goals, and hoped people would eventually recognise he was doing a good job, Shin explained.

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“Of course we would like to achieve a better situation.”

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While it remains unclear how long the tariffs will last and whether they will achieve any of Trump’s goals, the president’s announcement on Wednesday clarified his willingness to enact punishing tariffs.

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