What does achievement mean?
Definitions for achievement
əˈtʃiv məntachieve·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word achievement.
Princeton's WordNet
accomplishment, achievementnoun
the action of accomplishing something
Wiktionary
achievementnoun
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.
achievementnoun
A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
achievementnoun
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans
achievementnoun
An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective.
Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
Etymology: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
An Achievementnoun
Etymology: achevement, Fr.
From every coast that heaven walks about,
Have thither come the noble martial crew,
That famous hard achievements still pursue. Fairy Queen, b. i.Then shall the war, and stern debate, and strife
Immortal, be the bus’ness of my life;
And in thy fane, the dusty spoils among,
High on the burnish’d roof, my banner shall be hung;
Rank’d with my champions bucklers, and below
With arms revers’d, th’ achievements of the foe. John Dryden, Fab.
ChatGPT
achievement
Achievement refers to the successful completion or accomplishment of a goal, task, or objective, often resulting from hard work, skill, perseverance, or ability. It involves overcoming challenges or obstacles and can bring a sense of pride, satisfaction, or fulfillment. Achievements can be in various fields such as academics, sports, career, personal development, among others. They are often used as indicators of competence, talent, or progress.
Webster Dictionary
Achievementnoun
the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object
Achievementnoun
a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat
Achievementnoun
an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment
Etymology: [Cf. F. achvement, E. Hatchment.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Achievement
Success in bringing an effort to the desired end; the degree or level of success attained in some specified area (esp. scholastic) or in general.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
achievement
A signal exploit; escutcheon; armorial bearings granted for achievement.
Editors Contribution
achievement
To achieve a specific task, goal, plan or project.
They have notable achievements between them and look forward to their wedding day.
Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3149
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4795
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Nouns Frequency: #988
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of achievement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of achievement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of achievement in a Sentence
Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.
In the last meeting, some proposals were made in accordance with our demands and some amendments were made that could be studied and that could enable us to achieve our demands, so far there is no final agreement -- it is only another round -- but this round has achieved a bigger achievement than previous rounds.
It’s unsurprising that NEA leadership is demonizing parents and concerned citizens who've expressed their concerns about the state of America's schools – after all, over the past two years it’s become abundantly clear that union leaders' primary objective is to maintain their iron grip on power –student achievement and welfare be damned, learning loss has disproportionately impacted disadvantaged students, and mental health of students and parents alike have suffered. Yet when individuals try to raise these points, they are smeared as ‘radical’ and ‘extremist’ in an attempt to shame, silence, and marginalize families.
Although many studies find that the average achievement of children with sleep-disordered breathing remains in the range of typical children, children with sleep-disordered breathing may be more at risk for performing below this level, that is, some children with sleep-disordered breathing may be performing less well on the tests. What we do not know is which children are more likely to do less well.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for achievement
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- إنجازArabic
- ҡаҙанышBashkir
- дасягне́ннеBelarusian
- постижение, подвиг, изпълнениеBulgarian
- úspěchCzech
- resultat, udførelse, bedrift, præstationDanish
- Vollendung, ErrungenschaftGerman
- κατόρθωμαGreek
- logroSpanish
- دستاوردPersian
- saavutus, vaakunakilpiFinnish
- haut fait, succès, accomplissement, réalisationFrench
- ard-nhee, ard-obbyrManx
- उपलब्धिHindi
- prestazione, stemma, blasone, realizzazione, conquista, impresa, successo, vittoria, risultato, rendimento, conseguimento, gestaItalian
- 業績, 到達, 成績, 達成, 成果Japanese
- ಸಾಧನೆKannada
- 업적, 성과, 달성Korean
- consecutionemLatin
- tutukitangaMāori
- постигнување, дело, достигнување, успех, подвигMacedonian
- verwezenlijking, prestatieDutch
- oppnåelseNorwegian
- dokonanie, osiągnięciePolish
- realização, feitoPortuguese
- realizareRomanian
- дости, успех, подвиг, исполнение, свершение, достижение, выполнениеRussian
- דערגרייהYiddish
- 成就Chinese
Get even more translations for achievement »
Translation
Find a translation for the achievement definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"achievement." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/achievement>.
Discuss these achievement definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In