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Achieve Achieved əˈtʃiːv I Verb Finally Success Great

Word3 achieve
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈtʃiːv/ /əˈtʃiːv/
Example
  • he had finally achieved success.
  • they have both achieved great results
  • she has worked hard to achieve her goal.
  • to achieve an objective/aim
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achieve

(verb)/əˈtʃiːv/ /əˈtʃiːv/

    Verb Forms

  1. to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time
    • SYNONYM attain
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/attain
    • He had finally achieved success.
    • They have both achieved great results
    • She has worked hard to achieve her goal.
    • to achieve an objective/aim
    • They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation.
    • The firm has achieved the status of undisputed market leader.
    • Course objectives were achieved through a range of activities.

    Extra Examples

    • I achieved a longstanding ambition to fly solo.
    • Sooner or later our shared efforts will achieve results.
    • The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.
    • how to achieve a balance between work and family life
  2. to succeed in doing something or causing something to happen
    • SYNONYM accomplish
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accomplish
    • I haven't achieved very much today.
    • All you've achieved is to upset my parents.

    Extra Examples

    • By the end of the afternoon we had achieved very little.
    • They haven't achieved much yet.
    • I knew that the demonstration would achieve nothing.
  3. to be successful
    • SEE ALSO overachieve
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/overachieve
    • Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.
    • These students need to achieve academically in order to enter the labour market.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French achever ‘come or bring to a head’, from a chief ‘to a head’.
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