Definitions for achievementəˈtʃiv mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•chieve•mentəˈtʃiv mənt(n.)
something accomplished, as through great effort, skill, perseverance, or courage.
the act of achieving; attainment or accomplishment.
Origin of achievement:
1425–75; late ME < MF
Princeton's WordNet
accomplishment, achievement(noun)
the action of accomplishing something
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
achievement(noun)əˈtʃiv mənt
≠ failure
his biggest achievement so far; an achievement award
Wiktionary
achievement(Noun)
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.
achievement(Noun)
A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
achievement(Noun)
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans
achievement(Noun)
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.
Origin: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment
Webster Dictionary
Achievement(noun)
the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object
Achievement(noun)
a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat
Achievement(noun)
an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called 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.
Translations for achievement
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
achievement(noun)
to gain or reach successfully
He has achieved his ambition.; his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.
- prestasieAfrikaans

- إنْجَاز، مَأثِرَهArabic

- постижениеBulgarian

- realizaçãoPortuguese (BR)

- úspěch, dosaženíCzech

- die LeistungGerman

- opnåelse; præstation; bedriftDanish

- επίτευγμαGreek

- logroSpanish

- saavutusEstonian

- دستیابی؛ پیشرفتFarsi

- saavutusFinnish

- réussiteFrench

- הֶשֵג ,הֶישֵגHebrew

- उपलब्धिHindi

- postignućeCroatian

- teljesítményHungarian

- hasilIndonesian

- afrekIcelandic

- realizzazioneItalian

- 達成Japanese

- 업적Korean

- pasiekimas,įgyvendinimasLithuanian

- sasniegums; veikumsLatvian

- pencapaianMalay

- prestatieDutch

- prestasjon, oppnåelseNorwegian

- osiągnięciePolish

- دستیابی؛ پیشرفتPersian

- پرمحتګPashto

- realizaçãoPortuguese

- realizareRomanian

- достижениеRussian

- úspech, splnenieSlovak

- dosežekSlovenian

- ostvarenjeSerbian

- bedrift, gärningSwedish

- การบรรลุผลสำเร็จThai

- başarı, başarmaTurkish

- 成就Chinese (Trad.)

- досягнення; успіхUkrainian

- کامیابی ، حصولUrdu

- thành tíchVietnamese

- 成就Chinese (Simp.)

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