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achieve
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a·chieve  (-chv)
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·chieva·ble adj.
a·chiever n.

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
[from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion]
achievable  adj
achiever  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.achieveachieve - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
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.
Translations
achieve [əˈtʃiːv]
A. VT (= reach) → conseguir, alcanzar; (= complete) → llevar a cabo; (= accomplish) → realizar
he will never achieve anythingél 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 shouldlos niños no avanzan or hacen los progresos que debieran

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
vterreichen, schaffen; successerzielen; victoryerringen; rank also, titleerlangen; 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 anythinger wird es nie zu etwas bringen
vi (Psych, Sociol) → leisten; the achieving societydie Leistungsgesellschaft

achieve [əˈtʃiːv]
1. vt (aim) → raggiungere; (success, effect) → ottenere; (victory) → riportare; (result) → conseguire
2. vi (be successful) → avere successo

achieve
v achieve [əˈtʃiːv]
to gain or reach successfully He has achieved his ambition. behaal, bereik يُتِم ، يُحَقِّق، يُنْجِز постигам dosáhnout, docílit opnå; nå erreichen πετυχαίνω conseguir, lograr saavutama دست یافتن؛ نائل شدن saavuttaa réaliser לְהַשִׂיג पूरा करना postići teljesít mencapai afreka realizzare なしとげる 달성하다 pasiekti, įgyvendinti sasniegt; gūt; veikt mencapai bereiken (opp) osiągać realizar a rea­liza достигать dosiahnuť doseči ostvariti uppnå, åstadkomma สำเร็จ ulaşmak, elde etmek 順利取得或達到 досягати کامیاب ہونا đạt được
n aˈchievement
his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition. prestasie إنْجَاز، مَأثِرَه постижение úspěch, dosažení opnåelse; præstation; bedrift die Leistung επίτευγμα logro saavutus دستیابی؛ پیشرفت saavutus réussite הֶשֵג @@@הֶישֵג$$$ उपलब्धि postignuće teljesítmény hasil afrek realizzazione 達成 업적 pasiekimas, įgyvendinimas sasniegums; veikums pencapaian prestatie prestasjon, oppnåelse osiągnięcie realização rea­li­zare достижение úspech, splnenie dosežek ostvarenje bedrift, gärning การบรรลุผลสำเร็จ başarı, başarma 成就 досягнення; успіх کامیابی ، حصول thành tích

achieve يُحقِق 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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