achieve

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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

achieve

Past participle: achieved
Gerund: achieving

Imperative

achieve

achieve

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

achieve

verb

To succeed in doing:

accomplish, attain, gain, reach, realize.

Slang: score.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

يُتِم ، يُحَقِّق، يُنْجِزيُحَقِّقُ

dosáhnoutdocílit

opnånå

erreichenerlangenerhaltenerzielenverbringen

επιτυγχάνω

lograrrealizaralcanzarconseguir

saada aikaansaavuttaatoteuttaa

accomplirréaliserremplirremporterassurer

postići

afreka

conseguireraggiungererealizzareeseguirecompiere

達成する

달성하다

įgyvendinimasįgyvendintipasiekimaspasiekti

gūtsasniegtveikt

bereikenrealiserenverkrijgenverwervenwinnen

nåoppnå

osiągnąćzrealizować

alcançar

добитьсядостигатьдостигнуть

doseči

uppnå

ประสบผลสำเร็จ

başarmakelde etmekulaşmak

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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?

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

achieve

[əˈtʃiːv]

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

2. vi (be successful) → avere successo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

achieve

(əˈtʃiːv) verb

to gain or reach successfully. He has achieved his ambition. behaal, bereik يُتِم ، يُحَقِّق، يُنْجِز постигам realizar dosáhnout, docílit erreichen opnå; nå πετυχαίνωconseguir, 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 bereikennå osiągać رسيدل 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 取得，实现

aˈchievement noun

his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition. prestasie إنْجَاز، مَأثِرَه постижение realização úspěch, dosažení die Leistung opnåelse; præstation; bedrift επίτευγμαlogro saavutus دستیابی؛ پیشرفت saavutus réussite השג, הישג उपलब्धि postignuće teljesítmény hasil afrek realizzazione 達成 업적 pasiekimas, įgyvendinimas sasniegums; veikums pencapaian prestatieprestasjon, oppnåelseosiągnięcie پرمحتګ realização rea­li­zare достижение úspech, splnenie dosežek ostvarenje bedrift, gärning การบรรลุผลสำเร็จ başarı, başarma 成就 досягнення; успіх کامیابی ، حصول thành tích 成就

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009