achieve
[ uh-cheev ]
verb (used with object),a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain: to achieve victory.
verb (used without object),a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect.
Origin of achieve
1First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English acheven, from Old French achever “to finish,” from phrase a chef “to (the) head,” i.e., “to conclusion”; see chief
synonym study For achieve
1. See do1.
Other words for achieve
Other words from achieve
- a·chiev·a·ble, adjective
- a·chiev·er, noun
- out·a·chieve, verb (used with object), out·a·chieved, out·a·chiev·ing
- pre·a·chieved, adjective
- su·per·a·chiev·er, noun
- un·a·chiev·a·ble, adjective
- un·a·chieved, adjective
- well-a·chieved, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for achieve
achieve
/ (əˈtʃiːv) /
verb(tr)
to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain
to gain as by hard work or effort: to achieve success
Origin of achieve
1C14: from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion
Derived forms of achieve
- achievable, adjective
- achiever, noun
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