Definitions for accomplish
əˈkɒm plɪʃac·com·plish

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil(verb)

   put in effect

   "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

2. achieve, accomplish, attain, reach(verb)

   to gain with effort

   "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. accomplish(Verb)

   To finish successfully.

   Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

2. accomplish(Verb)

   To complete, as time or distance.

   Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

3. accomplish(Verb)

   To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.

   Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

4. accomplish(Verb)

   To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.

   Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

5. accomplish(Verb)

   To gain; to obtain. - Shakespeare

   Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Accomplish(verb)

   to complete, as time or distance

2. Accomplish(verb)

   to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise

3. Accomplish(verb)

   to equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish

4. Accomplish(verb)

   to gain; to obtain

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Accomplish

   ak-kom′plish, v.t. to complete: to bring about: to effect: to fulfil: to equip.—adjs. Accom′plishable, that may be accomplished; Accom′plished, complete in acquirements, especially graceful acquirements: polished.—n. Accom′plishment, completion: ornamental acquirement. [Fr. acomplir—L. ad, to, complēre, to fill up. See Complete.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accomplish in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accomplish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of accomplish in a Sentence

1. Nebraska Newcomer Chase Kalisz:

   I'm glad to get this one out of the way, this one for me was a lot more stressful than I could imagine Rio could be, this is the one thing I wanted to accomplish, anything after that is going to be a bonus.

2. Kim Cobb:

   It would take centuries to a millennium to accomplish that kind of change with natural causes. This, in that context, is a dizzying pace.

3. Ali Akbar Salehi:

   Whatever the president says we will accomplish.

4. Scott Walker:

   For me, the stability that I have, I try to keep a stable balance of life is to not be overwhelmed by the challenges that I face. Certainly, that's a part of who I am. And my belief in Christ, that certainly has an impact. But in terms of specific policy, no, I don't have a list of things that God gives me every morning to accomplish in my elected office. It's more how I act and interact, what I do and how I treat people.

5. Sam Walton:

   Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

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