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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Achieve \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.
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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.
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2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed
in gaining; to win.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness. --Shak.
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Thou hast achieved our liberty. --Milton.
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Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]
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Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
--Prior.
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He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description. --Shak.
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3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute;
perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Achieve \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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
n.
achievement, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
vb.
(present participle of en achieve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
n.
achievement, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
vb.
(present participle of en achieve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
n.
achievement, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
vb.
(present participle of en achieve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
n.
achievement, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
vb.
(present participle of en achieve nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a chiev ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
achieving
Engelska a.
(avledning en achieve ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb achieve)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/ التّحقيقFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]dokázání
achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]dosažení
achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/
bewirkend
Synonym: accomplishing
see: achieve sth., accomplish sth., achieved, accomplished, he/she achieves, he/she accomplishes, achieve a change of mindset, This can achieve/accomplish a lot., It shows what a great online campaign can achieve., What are you trying to accomplish by doing this?
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/
erfolgreich seiend, Erfolg habend, reüssierend
Synonyms: becoming successful, achieving success
see: become successful, achieve success, achieve, become successful, achieved success, achieved
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/
erreichend, erlangend, erzielend, verwirklichend
Synonyms: accomplishing, attaining
see: achieve, accomplish, attain sth., achieved, accomplished, attained
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]achieving /ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ/ postigli, postićiFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/əˈtʃivɪŋ/