What does achieve mean?
Definitions for achieve
əˈtʃivachieve
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word achieve.
Princeton's WordNet
achieve, accomplish, attain, reachverb
to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
Wiktionary
achieveverb
To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
achieveverb
To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
achieveverb
To conclude, finish, especially successfully.
achieveverb
To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
achieveverb
To conclude, to turn out.
achieveverb
To obtain (a material thing).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ACHIEVEverb
Etymology: achever, Fr. to complete.
Our toils, my friends, are crown’d with sure success:
The greater part perform’d, achieve the less. John Dryden, Æneid.Experience is by industry achiev’d,
And perfected by the swift course of time. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio,
If I achieve not this young modest girl. William Shakespeare, Taming the Shrew.Thou hast achiev’d our liberty, confin’d
Within hell-gates till now. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii. l. 368.Show all the spoils by valiant kings achiev’d,
And groaning nations by their arms reliev’d. Matthew Prior.
Webster Dictionary
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
Achieveverb
to obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win
Achieveverb
to finish; to kill
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1563
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1675
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'achieve' in Verbs Frequency: #135
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of achieve in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of achieve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of achieve in a Sentence
While individual Democratic candidates disagree with one another on the speed with which to achieve universal healthcare coverage, I don't think there's that much disagreement that that is a goal of the Democratic Party.
God willing, Turkey will start flying with this system... With this system, we will achieve what others cannot imagine.
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible -- and achieve it, generation after generation.
It's only with great vulgarity that you can achieve real refinement, only out of bawdy that you can get tenderness.
The feeling’s out of this world, it is so cliche, but it’s stuff you dream of as a kid. Yeah, to achieve it, I can retire a happy man tomorrow.
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- تحقيقArabic
- дасягаць, дасягнуцьBelarusian
- достигам, постигам, осъществявам, реализирамBulgarian
- obtenir, aconseguir, acomplirCatalan, Valencian
- dosáhnout, dosahovatCzech
- opnåDanish
- erreichen, erlangen, realisierenGerman
- atingiEsperanto
- conseguir, lograrSpanish
- رسیدنPersian
- toteuttaa, saada aikaan, saavuttaaFinnish
- réaliser, accomplirFrench
- को प्राप्तHindi
- realizzare, ottenereItalian
- לְהַשִׂיגHebrew
- 実現, 達成Japanese
- consequiLatin
- bereiken, realiseren, winnen, verkrijgen, verwervenDutch
- oppnåNorwegian
- zrealizować, osiągać, osiągnąćPolish
- conseguir, ganharPortuguese
- достичь, добиться, осуществить, достигнуть, осуществлять, достигать, реализовать, добиваться, выполнить, выполнятьRussian
- åstadkomma, uppnåSwedish
- సాధించుTelugu
- досягати, досягтиUkrainian
- حاصلUrdu
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