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.

   Etymology: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment

2. achievement(Noun)

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

   Etymology: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment

3. achievement(Noun)

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

   Etymology: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment

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.

   Etymology: 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

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

2. Achievement(noun)

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

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

3. Achievement(noun)

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

   Etymology: [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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. achievement

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

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

1. achievement

   To achieve a specific task, goal, plan or project.

   They have notable achievements between them and look forward to their wedding day.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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. Hassan Rouhani:

   The biggest achievement of this election is the return of reformists to the ruling system ... so they won't be called seditionists or infiltrators anymore.

2. Maureen Dobbins:

   The evidence demonstrates a clear link between physical activity and student achievement, so while math, science, language etc. are important, time spent engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity is an important strategy in helping teens achieve academic success.

3. Allam Mousa:

   In the last meeting, some proposals were made in accordance with our demands and some amendments were made that could be studied and that could enable us to achieve our demands, so far there is no final agreement -- it is only another round -- but this round has achieved a bigger achievement than previous rounds.

4. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif:

   This is not a game, we have a provision for snap-back if the U.S. fails, so if the U.S. wants to sell this as an achievement, be my guest.

5. Florence Shinn:

   Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

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