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Achieve Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Achieve? [v] to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks." Synonyms \| Synonyms for Achieve: accomplish \| attain \| reach Related Terms \| Find terms related to Achieve: accomplish \| acquire \| act \| actualize \| approach \| arrive \| arrive at \| arrive in \| attain \| attain to \| be productive \| be received \| blow in \| bob up \| bring about \| bring into being \| bring off \| bring through \| bring to fruition \| bring to pass \| carry off \| carry out \| cause \| check in \| clock in \| come \| come in \| come to \| come to hand \| commit \| compass \| complete \| conclude \| conquer \| consummate \| crown with success \| deal with \| discharge \| dispatch \| dispose of \| do \| do the job \| do the trick \| do to \| effect \| effectuate \| enact \| engineer \| execute \| fetch \| fetch up at \| find \| finish \| fulfill \| gain \| get \| get by \| get in \| get there \| get to \| go and do \| hit \| hit town \| industrialize \| inflict \| knock off \| make \| make it \| manage \| mass-produce \| obtain \| overcome \| overproduce \| pay \| perform \| perpetrate \| polish off \| pop up \| produce \| pull in \| pull off \| punch in \| put across \| put away \| put over \| put through \| reach \| realize \| render \| ring in \| roll in \| score \| secure \| show up \| sign in \| succeed \| succeed in \| surmount \| take and do \| take care of \| time in \| turn the trick \| turn up \| up and do \| volume-produce \| win \| work \| work out \| wreak See Also \| average \| begin \| come through \| come to \| compass \| culminate \| finagle \| get to \| make \| manage \| progress to \| score \| strike \| succeed \| wangle \| win Achieve In Webster's Dictionary \A*chieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [`a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. --I. Taylor. 2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. Some are born great, some achieve greatness. --Shak. Thou hast achieved our liberty. --Milton. Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.] Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. --Prior. He hath achieved a maid That paragons description. --Shak. 3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See {Accomplish}.

Achieve Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Achieve?

[v] to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Achieve: accomplish | attain | reach

Achieve In Webster's Dictionary

\A*chieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F.
achever, to finish; [`a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end,
head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.]
1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a
   perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to
   achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.

         Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far
         more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a
         capital, invigorating motive than without it. --I.
                                               Taylor.

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed
   in gaining; to win.

         Some are born great, some achieve greatness. --Shak.

         Thou hast achieved our liberty.       --Milton.

Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]

            Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
                                               --Prior.

            He hath achieved a maid That paragons
            description.                       --Shak.

3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute;
     perform; realize; obtain. See {Accomplish}.

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