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achieve
achieve
[
ə chv
]
(
3rd person present singular
achieves
,
present participle
achieving
,
past and past participle
achieved
)
transitive verb
Definition:
succeed in doing:
to succeed in doing or gaining something, usually with effort
[
14th century. < French
achever
'bring to an end or head' <
a chief
'to a head' (see
chief
)
]
achievability
[
ə chvə bílləti
]
noun
achievable
adjective
achievably
adverb
Word Key: Synonyms
See accomplish.
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