Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.

    to achieve one’s goals

    Hannah achieved her lifelong dream of winning a medal at the Olympics.

    erreichen, realisieren, schaffen

    осуществля́тьosuščestvljátʹ, осуществи́тьosuščestvítʹ, реализова́тьrealizovátʹ

    успі́шно вико́нуватиuspíšno vykónuvaty

  2. (transitive)To gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill; to succeed in attaining (an objective, result, etc.); to win.

    erlangen, erreichen

    добива́тьсяdobivátʹsja, доби́тьсяdobítʹsja, достига́тьdostigátʹ

    досяга́тиdosjaháty, досягти́dosjahtý, добива́тисяdobyvátysja

    to gain with effort

  3. (transitive)To obtain (a physical thing); to get.

  4. (intransitive)To attain a goal; to succeed in something, now especially in academic performance; (generally) to make an effort; strive.

    He could really achieve in school if he worked hard.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To end or finish (something); to terminate; (specifically, military) to win (a battle or war).

  6. (archaic, intransitive, literary)Followed by to: to attain a certain position, status, etc.

  7. (intransitive, obsolete)To come to an end; conclude, end; also, to result, to turn out; or (uncommon) to be affected by fate in a certain way.

Examples

695 sentences
  1. I think we have achieved our goals.

    Я думаю, ми досягли наших цілей.

    ruДумаю, мы достигли наших целей.

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  2. I'll do whatever it takes to achieve my goal.

    Я зроблю все необхідне, щоб досягти мети.

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  3. No one can achieve anything without effort.

    Без зусиль ніхто нічого не може досягти.

    ruБез усилий никто ничего не может добиться.

    deNiemand kann ohne Anstrengung etwas erreichen.

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  4. She achieved her goal.

    Вона досягла своєї мети.

    ruОна достигла своей цели.

    deSie erreichte ihr Ziel.

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  5. He achieved his goal.

    Він досяг своєї мети.

    ruОн достиг своей цели.

    deEr erreichte sein Ziel.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
(transitive) to carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully — see also realize:
(transitive) to gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill:
Русский
By meaning 2
(transitive) to carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully — see also realize:
(transitive) to gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(transitive) to carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully — see also realize:
(transitive) to gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill:

Origin

From Middle English achieven, acheven (“to accomplish (something); to acquire or obtain (s

From Middle English achieven, acheven (“to accomplish (something); to acquire or obtain (something); to carry out or finish (something); to succeed in (something); to happen, turn out”), from Anglo-Norman achever, achiever, Middle French achever, achiever, and Old French achever, achiever (“to accomplish (something); to finish (something); to succeed in (something)”) (modern French achever), and then from either of the following:

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Forms

achieves, achieving, achieved, achieved
Base formachieve · to achieve
3rd person singularachieves
Present participleachieving
Past simpleachieved
Past participleachieved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyachieve
he, she, itachieves

Past simpleLesson

all personsachieved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave achieved
he, she, ithas achieved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill achieve

Synonyms

23 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • achieved his goal
  • able to achieve
  • want to achieve
  • achieved a lot
  • hope to achieve
  • achieve anything
  • to achieve that

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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