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a⋅chieve

  [uh-cheev] verb, a⋅chieved, a⋅chiev⋅ing.
Use achieves in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
3. to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME acheven < OF achever to finish, from phrase a chef to (the) head (i.e., to conclusion). See chief

Related forms:
a⋅chiev⋅a⋅ble, adjective
a⋅chiev⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. consummate, complete; effect, execute; realize, reach. See do 1 . 2. realize, win.
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a·chieve   (ə-chēv')   
v.   a·chieved, a·chiev·ing, a·chieves

v.   tr.
  1. To perform or carry out with success; accomplish. See Synonyms at perform.
  2. To attain with effort or despite difficulty. See Synonyms at reach.
v.   intr.
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.
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