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- Dictionaryachieve/əˈtʃiːv/
verb
- 1. successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage: "he achieved his ambition to become a press photographer"
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ACHIEVE definition: 1. to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort…. Learn more.
ACHIEVE meaning: 1. to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort…. Learn more.
The meaning of ACHIEVE is to succeed at reaching or accomplishing (a goal, result, etc.) especially through effort. How to use achieve in a sentence. Common Misspellings Synonym Discussion of Achieve.
Achieve definition: to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish. See examples of ACHIEVE used in a sentence.
If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
If you achieve something, you've reached a goal. Achievements aren't accidents. If you stumble upon a treasure chest, you haven't achieved something; however, achieving a promotion to become CEO is another story.
Definition of achieve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/əˈtʃiv/ Verb Forms. [transitive] achieve something to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time synonym attain He had finally achieved success. They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation. Definitions on the go.
1. to bring to a successful end; succeed in doing or accomplishing: The crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose. 2. to get or attain by effort: to achieve victory. v.i. 3. to accomplish some purpose or goal; perform successfully: children who do not achieve in school.
verb. achieved, achieves, achieving. To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach. Achieve fame as a singer; achieve a record speed. American Heritage. To do; succeed in doing; accomplish. Webster's New World. To bring about a desired result; succeed. Webster's New World. To succeed in accomplishing; bring about.
