Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

    the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

    Ausführung f Durchführung, Vollendung, Erfüllung

    достиже́ниеdostižénije

    the action of accomplishing something

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

    Fertigkeit, Errungenschaft, Fähigkeit

    заверше́ниеzaveršénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)Something accomplished; an achievement.

    Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.

    Leistung

  4. (countable, uncountable)The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Examples

82 sentences
  1. What an accomplishment!

    Яке досягнення! — deniko

    ruВот это достижение! — cykel

  2. What's a recent accomplishment you're proud of?

  3. What's an accomplishment you're really proud of?

  4. Tell me about an accomplishment you're proud of.

  5. What's an accomplishment that you're particularly proud of?

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of accomplishing:
that which completes:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the act of accomplishing:
that which completes:
achievement:

Origin

* First attested in the early 15th century.

* First attested in the early 15th century.

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Forms

plural: accomplishments
Singularaccomplishment
Pluralaccomplishments

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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