Definitions for achieve
əˈtʃivachieve

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

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

   to gain with effort

   "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achieve(Verb)

   To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

2. achieve(Verb)

   To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

3. achieve(Verb)

   To conclude, finish, especially successfully.

4. achieve(Verb)

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

5. achieve(Verb)

   To conclude, to turn out.

6. achieve(Verb)

   To obtain (a material thing).

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

1. Achieve(verb)

   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. Achieve(verb)

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

3. Achieve(verb)

   to finish; to kill

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)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.]

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 ?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Ankush Agrawal:

   You need to aim, to achieve.

2. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   Warriors achieve more than worriers.

3. Jorge Lomonaco:

   We will achieve it - sooner or later.

4. Jon Ritzheimer:

   I'm trying to achieve exposing Islam.

5. Bill Hemmings:

   A voluntary scheme will not achieve this.

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