Definitions for achieve
əˈtʃivachieve

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achieve, accomplish, attain, reachverb

   to gain with effort

   "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achieveverb

   To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

2. achieveverb

   To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

3. achieveverb

   To conclude, finish, especially successfully.

4. achieveverb

   To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

5. achieveverb

   To conclude, to turn out.

6. achieveverb

   To obtain (a material thing).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Achieveverb

   to carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise

2. Achieveverb

   to obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win

3. Achieveverb

   to finish; to kill

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Achieve

   a-chēv′, v.t. to bring to a head or end: to perform: to accomplish: to carry out successfully: to gain, win.—adj. Achiev′able, that may be achieved.—n. Achieve′ment, a performance: an exploit: an escutcheon or armorial shield granted in memory of some achievement, applied especially to the escutcheon over the tomb of a dead person, generally called a hatchment. [Fr. achever, from à chief (venir)—Low L. ad caput venire, to come to a head. See Chief.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achieve

   To succeed.

   We always achieve our goals in an efficient way as we are united.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1563

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1675

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Verbs Frequency: #135

How to pronounce achieve?

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   Mark

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say achieve in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of achieve in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of achieve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of achieve in a Sentence

1. Jess Kensky:

   I’m really excited to see Patrick achieve one of the goals he set for himself, for him, running is showing that [the bombings] didn’t take away from who he was. Being able to do it again is very important for him.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   I think we're in a pause situation where we are reevaluating what's the best way to achieve the President's objective of having people pay more and do more.

3. The United:

   There is more agreement between the The United States and China than divergence, making it an area of huge potential for cooperation, the release of this joint statement shows again that cooperation is the only choice for both China and The United States. By working together our two countries can achieve many important things that are beneficial not only to our two countries but the world as a whole.

4. Karim El Chiaty:

   I think there's a big fan base in Egypt and I think for what we're trying to achieve here today, which is to promote tourism in Egypt, we needed a band of that kind of scale and that influence.

5. Patrick Roy:

   I have thought long and hard over the course of the summer about how I might improve this team to give it the depth it needs to bring it to a higher level, to achieve this the vision of the coach and VP-hockey operations needs to be perfectly aligned with that of the organization.

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