Definitions for achievement
əˈtʃiv məntachieve·ment

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. accomplishment, achievement(noun)

   the action of accomplishing something

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achievement(Noun)

   The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.

2. achievement(Noun)

   A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.

3. achievement(Noun)

   An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans

4. 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(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Achievement(noun)

   the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object

2. Achievement(noun)

   a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat

3. Achievement(noun)

   an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment

Origin: [Cf. F. achvement, E. Hatchment.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. achievement

   A signal exploit; escutcheon; armorial bearings granted for achievement.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3149

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4795

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'achievement' in Nouns Frequency: #988

How to pronounce achievement?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say achievement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of achievement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of achievement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of achievement in a Sentence

1. Earnie Larsen:

   Goal achievement is hero's work.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Expectations define achievement.

3. Wilfred Peterson:

   Big thinking precedes great achievement.

4. Bruce Lee:

   Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.

5. Helen Hayes:

   Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.

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