[uh-cheev] 
verb, a⋅chieved, a⋅chiev⋅ing.| 1. | to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose. |
| 2. | to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain: to achieve victory. |
| 3. | to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect. |
| a·chieve (ə-chēv') v. a·chieved, a·chiev·ing, a·chieves v. tr.
To accomplish something successfully; perform at a standard or above standard level: skills needed to achieve in school. [Middle English acheven, from Old French achever, from a chief (venir), (to come) to a head; see chief.] a·chiev'a·ble adj., a·chiev'er n. |
