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achieve

achieve [verb]

to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort

US /əˈtʃiːv/ 
UK /əˈtʃiːv/ 
Example: 

The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives .

Oxford Essential Dictionary

achieve

 verb (achieves, achieving, achieved )
to do or finish something well after trying hard:
He worked hard and achieved his aim of becoming a doctor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

achieve

achieve S2 W1 AC /əˈtʃiːv/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑achievement, ↑achiever, ↑underachiever ≠ OVERACHIEVER, ↑underachievement ≠ OVERACHIEVEMENT; verb: ↑achieve, ↑underachieve ≠ OVERACHIEVE; adjective: ↑achievable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: achever, from chief 'end, head']
1. [transitive] to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard:
Frances achieved very good exam results.
Wilson has achieved considerable success as an artist.
She eventually achieved her goal of becoming a professor.
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In everyday English, people usually say someone gets a result rather than achieves it:
▪ He got good grades in his final exams.
2. [intransitive] to be successful in a particular kind of job or activity:
We want all our students to achieve within their chosen profession.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

achieve

achieve AW [achieve achieves achieved achieving]   [əˈtʃiːv]    [əˈtʃiːv]  verb
1. transitive ~ sth to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time
Syn:  attain
• He had finally achieved success.

• They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation.

2. transitive ~ sth to succeed in doing sth or causing sth to happen
Syn:  accomplish
• I haven't achieved very much today.

• All you've achieved is to upset my parents.

3. intransitive to be successful
Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.
Derived Word: achievable
Verb forms:
 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French achever ‘come or bring to a head’, from a chief ‘to a head’.  
Thesaurus:
achieve verb T
She finally achieved success.
managesucceedreachaccomplish|BrE fulfil|AmE fulfill|informal pull sth off|formal attaineffect
achieve/succeed in/reach/accomplish/fulfil/attain a/an goal/objective
achieve/succeed in/accomplish/fulfil/attain a/an aim
achieve/reach/fulfil/attain a target
achieve/accomplish/fulfil an ambition  
Example Bank:
By the end of the afternoon we had achieved very little.
I achieved a longstanding ambition to fly solo.
I knew that the demonstration would achieve nothing.
Sooner or later our shared efforts will achieve results.
The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.
They haven't achieved much yet.
how to achieve a balance between work and family life
All you've achieved is to upset my parents.
• I haven't achieved very much today.

• These students need to achieve academically in order to enter the labour market.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

achieve / əˈtʃiːv / verb [ T ]

B1 to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort:

The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives .

She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.

I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've achieved nothing.

→  See also underachieve

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

achieve

[ətʃi͟ːv]
 
 achieves, achieving, achieved
 VERB

 If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  [V n] There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals...
  [V n] We have achieved what we set out to do.
 Syn:
 accomplish

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

achieve

achieve /əˈʧiːv/ verb achieves; achieved; achiev·ing
1 [+ obj] : to get or reach (something) by working hard
• This year, our company was able to achieve [=accomplish, attain] all of its production goals.
• He worked hard and achieved success. [=became successful]
• a diet that achieves dramatic results
• With much practice, she has achieved a high level of skill.
• They achieved high scores on their math tests.
2 [no obj] : to become successful : to reach a goal
• We give students the skills they need in order to achieve in college.
- achiev·able /əˈʧiːvəbəɫ/ adj [more ~; most ~]
achievable goals

accomplish

accomplish [verb]

to finish something successfully or to achieve something

US /əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ/ 
UK /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ 
Example: 

The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

accomplish

 verb (accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplished )
to succeed in doing something difficult that you planned to do same meaning achieve:
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

accomplish

accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: acomplir, from Vulgar Latin accomplere, from Latin ad- 'to' + complere ( ⇨ ↑complete1)]
to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve:
We have accomplished all we set out to do.
Mission accomplished (=we have done what we intended to do).
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■ succeed in doing something
succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do: Will they succeed in winning the election? | He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
manage verb [intransitive] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English: He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. | Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important: She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. | If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something: The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. | What do you hope to accomplish this year?
make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition: Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. | We finally made it to Chicago. | Which two teams will make it to the final?
pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal: Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. | I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

accomplish

ac·com·plish [accomplish accomplishes accomplished accomplishing]   [əˈkʌmplɪʃ]    [əˈkɑːmplɪʃ]  verb ~ sth
to succeed in doing or completing sth
Syn:  achieve
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.
I don't feel I've accomplished very much today.
That's it. Mission accomplished (= we have done what we aimed to do).
 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French acompliss-, lengthened stem of acomplir, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + complere ‘to complete’.  
Example Bank:
That's it. Mission accomplished.

I don't feel I've accomplished very much today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

accomplish / əˈkʌm.plɪʃ /   / -ˈkɑːm- / verb [ T ]

C1 to finish something successfully or to achieve something:

The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

She accomplished such a lot during her visit.

I feel as if I've accomplished nothing since I left my job.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

accomplish

[əkʌ̱mplɪʃ, AM əkɒ̱m-]
 accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplished
 VERB

 If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  [V n] If we'd all work together, I think we could accomplish our goal...
  [V n] They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

accomplish

ac·com·plish /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/ verb -plish·es; -plished; -plish·ing [+ obj] : to succeed in doing (something)
• They have accomplished [=done, achieved] much in a very short period of time.
• He finally felt like he had accomplished [=done] something important.
• There are several different ways to accomplish the same task.
• It's amazing what you can accomplish [=do] through/with hard work.
• Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.
- ac·com·plish·able /əˈkʰɑmplɪʃəbəɫ/ adj [more ~; most ~]

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