accomplished
Use Accomplished in a sentence
plɪʃt adjective
1.
completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
2.
highly skilled; expert: an accomplished pianist.
3.
having all the social graces, manners, and other attainments of polite society.
Related forms
su·per·ac·com·plished, adjective
well-ac·com·plished, adjective
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
2.
to complete (a distance or period of time): to have accomplished the age of 70; We accomplished the journey in little more than an hour.
3.
Archaic. to provide polish to; perfect.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, earlier accomplice < Middle French accompliss-, stem of acomplir, equivalent to a- ac- + complir ≪ Latin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2
1350–1400; Middle English, earlier accomplice < Middle French accompliss-, stem of acomplir, equivalent to a- ac- + complir ≪ Latin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2
Related forms
ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjective
ac·com·plish·er, noun
pre·ac·com·plish, verb (used with object)
un·ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjective
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accomplish (əˈkɒmplɪʃ, əˈkʌm-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to manage to do; achieve |
| 2. | to conclude successfully; complete |
| [C14: from Old French acomplir to complete, ultimately from Latin complēre to fill up. See | |
| ac'complishable | |
| —adj | |
| ac'complisher | |
| —n | |
| accomplished (əˈkɒmplɪʃt, əˈkʌm-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | successfully completed; achieved |
| 2. | expert; proficient |
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Word Origin & History
accomplish
late 14c., from O.Fr. acompliss-, prp. stem of acomplir "to fulfill, fill up, complete" (12c.), from V.L. *accomplere, from L. ad- "to" + complere "fill up" (see complete).
accomplished
late 15c., "perfect as a result of training," pp. adj. from accomplish (q.v.). Meaning "completed" is from 1570s.
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Example sentences
Our historic attitude has been pride in what we've accomplished and impatience that we haven't accomplished more.
Learning and motivating students is not that simply accomplished via automated systems.
Although politicians have long been aware of this gap, government efforts to tackle it have accomplished little.
If that synthesis is accomplished, it is likely that the uncertainty principle would make it impossible for singularities to form.
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