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- Dictionarya·chieve·ment/əˈCHēvm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill: "to reach this stage is a great achievement" Similar
- 2. the process or fact of achieving something: "the achievement of professional recognition"
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something that you did or got after planning and working to make it happen, and that therefore gives you a feeling of satisfaction, or the act of working to make this happen: [ C ] a scientific achievement. [ C ] For an actor, winning an Oscar is one of the greatest achievements you can hope for.
The meaning of ACHIEVEMENT is the act of achieving something. How to use achievement in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Achievement.
A noun used to describe something finished successfully or the act of accomplishing, achievement comes from the similarly spelled Middle French achievement “a finishing.” For some people, just being able to make it to work every day on time could be considered an achievement, but the word is usually applied to feats of more heroic proportions.
An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing: sense of achievement It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book. An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young. The Tale of Genji has been described as the greatest achievement of Japanese literature. Synonyms.
n. 1. The process of achieving something: She devoted her life to the achievement of voting rights for women. 2. Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance: The discovery of antibiotics is one of the great achievements of modern medicine. See Synonyms at feat 1.
[countable] a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill. the greatest scientific achievement of the decade. sporting/artistic/academic achievements. It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player. an outstanding achievement.
ACHIEVE definition: 1. to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort…. Learn more.
noun. /əˈtʃivmənt/. [countable] a thing that someone has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill the greatest scientific achievement of the decade It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player. They were proud of their children's achievements.
Achievement definition: something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed. See examples of ACHIEVEMENT used in a sentence.
