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a·chieve

(ə-chēv′)

v. a·chieved, a·chiev·ing, a·chieves

v.tr.

1. To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach: achieve fame as a singer; achieve a record speed.

2. To succeed in accomplishing; bring about: achieve a task; achieve an improvement in foreign relations. See Synonyms at perform.

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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achieve

(əˈtʃiːv)

vb (tr)

1. to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain

2. to gain as by hard work or effort: to achieve success.

[C14: from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion]

aˈchievable adj

aˈchiever n

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a•chieve

(əˈtʃiv)

v. , a•chieved, a•chiev•ing. v.t.

1. to bring to a successful end; succeed in doing or accomplishing: The crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.

2. to get or attain by effort: to achieve victory.

v.i.

3. to accomplish some purpose or goal; perform successfully: children who do not achieve in school.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French achever to finish, v. derivative of a chef to (the) head (i.e., to a conclusion). See chief]

a•chiev′a•ble, adj.

a•chiev′er, n.

achieve

Past participle: achieved
Gerund: achieving

Imperative
achieve
achieve

Present
I achieve
you achieve
he/she/it achieves
we achieve
you achieve
they achieve

Preterite
I achieved
you achieved
he/she/it achieved
we achieved
you achieved
they achieved

Present Continuous
I am achieving
you are achieving
he/she/it is achieving
we are achieving
you are achieving
they are achieving

Present Perfect
I have achieved
you have achieved
he/she/it has achieved
we have achieved
you have achieved
they have achieved

Past Continuous
I was achieving
you were achieving
he/she/it was achieving
we were achieving
you were achieving
they were achieving

Past Perfect
I had achieved
you had achieved
he/she/it had achieved
we had achieved
you had achieved
they had achieved

Future
I will achieve
you will achieve
he/she/it will achieve
we will achieve
you will achieve
they will achieve

Future Perfect
I will have achieved
you will have achieved
he/she/it will have achieved
we will have achieved
you will have achieved
they will have achieved

Future Continuous
I will be achieving
you will be achieving
he/she/it will be achieving
we will be achieving
you will be achieving
they will be achieving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been achieving
you have been achieving
he/she/it has been achieving
we have been achieving
you have been achieving
they have been achieving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been achieving
you will have been achieving
he/she/it will have been achieving
we will have been achieving
you will have been achieving
they will have been achieving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been achieving
you had been achieving
he/she/it had been achieving
we had been achieving
you had been achieving
they had been achieving

Conditional
I would achieve
you would achieve
he/she/it would achieve
we would achieve
you would achieve
they would achieve

Past Conditional
I would have achieved
you would have achieved
he/she/it would have achieved
we would have achieved
you would have achieved
they would have achieved

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Verb

achieve - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

attain, accomplish, reach

score - get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"

get to, progress to, reach, make - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

begin - achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

come to, strike - attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

culminate - reach the highest or most decisive point

compass - bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

average - achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"

finagle, wangle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

achieve

verb accomplish, reach, fulfil, finish, complete, gain, perform, earn, do, get, win, carry out, realize, obtain, conclude, acquire, execute, bring about, attain, consummate, procure, bring off (informal), effectuate, put the tin lid on There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals.

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achieve

verb

To succeed in doing:

accomplish, attain, gain, reach, realize.

Slang: score.

Translations

يُتِم ، يُحَقِّق، يُنْجِزيُحَقِّقُ

dosáhnoutdocílit

opnånå

erreichen erlangen erhalten erzielen verbringen

επιτυγχάνω

lograr realizar alcanzar conseguir

saada aikaansaavuttaatoteuttaa

accomplir réaliser remplir remporter assurer

postići

afreka

conseguire raggiungere realizzare eseguire compiere

達成する

달성하다

įgyvendinimasįgyvendintipasiekimaspasiekti

gūtsasniegtveikt

bereiken realiseren verkrijgen verwerven winnen

nå oppnå

osiągnąć zrealizować

alcançar

добиться достигать достигнуть

doseči

uppnå

ประสบผลสำเร็จ

başarmak elde etmek ulaşmak

đạt được

实现取得

achieve

[əˈtʃiːv]

A. VT (= reach) → conseguir, alcanzar; (= complete) → llevar a cabo; (= accomplish) → realizar
he will never achieve anything → él no hará nunca nada
what do you hope to achieve by that? → ¿qué esperas lograr con eso?

B. VI (= be successful) → avanzar, hacer progresos
the children are not achieving as they should → los niños no avanzan or hacen los progresos que debieran

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achieve

[əˈtʃiːv] vt [+ aim] → atteindre; [+ victory, success] → remporter, obtenir; [+ task] → accomplir
to hope to achieve sth
What does he hope to achieve by doing that? → Qu'espère-t-il obtenir en faisant ça?

achieve

vt → erreichen, schaffen; success → erzielen; victory → erringen; rank also, title → erlangen; she achieved a great deal (= did a lot of work) → sie hat eine Menge geleistet; (= was quite successful) → sie hat viel erreicht; he will never achieve anything → er wird es nie zu etwas bringen

vi (Psych, Sociol) → leisten; the achieving society → die Leistungsgesellschaft

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achieve

[əˈtʃiːv]

1. vt (aim) → raggiungere; (success, effect) → ottenere; (victory) → riportare; (result) → conseguire

2. vi (be successful) → avere successo

achieve

(əˈtʃiːv) verb

to gain or reach successfully. He has achieved his ambition.

aˈchievement noun

his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.

achieve

→ يُحَقِّقُ dosáhnout opnå erreichen επιτυγχάνω lograr saavuttaa accomplir postići raggiungere 達成する 달성하다 bereiken oppnå osiągnąć alcançar достигать uppnå ประสบผลสำเร็จ başarmak đạt được 实现

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With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan--to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations.

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He is the man who watches the growth of the cable - a sailor's phrase which has all the force, precision, and imagery of technical language that, created by simple men with keen eyes for the real aspect of the things they see in their trade, achieves the just expression seizing upon the essential, which is the ambition of the artist in words.

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