achieve

achieve
verb
VERB + ACHIEVE
▪ fail to
▪

The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.

▪ be able to
▪ try to
▪ be designed to
▪ be difficult to, be easy to, be impossible to, be possible to
Achieve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acceptance, ↑accuracy, ↑aim, ↑ambition, ↑aspiration, ↑balance, ↑breakthrough, ↑ceasefire, ↑clarity, ↑climax, ↑closure, ↑coherence, ↑competence, ↑conformity, ↑consensus, ↑consistency, ↑control, ↑disarmament, ↑distinction, ↑distribution, ↑diversity, ↑dominance, ↑domination, ↑dream, ↑economy, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑efficiency, ↑end, ↑equality, ↑erection, ↑excellence, ↑expression, ↑fairness, ↑fame, ↑feat, ↑finish, ↑fit, ↑flight, ↑fluency, ↑freedom, ↑gain, ↑goal, ↑grade, ↑greatness, ↑growth, ↑happiness, ↑harmony, ↑height, ↑ideal, ↑immortality, ↑impact, ↑implementation, ↑improvement, ↑increase, ↑independence, ↑integration, ↑intimacy, ↑justice, ↑level, ↑liberation, ↑literacy, ↑look, ↑majority, ↑margin, ↑mastery, ↑maximum, ↑milestone, ↑notoriety, ↑objective, ↑orgasm, ↑outcome, ↑penetration, ↑perfection, ↑popularity, ↑position, ↑potential, ↑proficiency, ↑profitability, ↑progress, ↑prominence, ↑prosperity, ↑purpose, ↑rank, ↑rating, ↑ratio, ↑realism, ↑recognition, ↑reconciliation, ↑recovery, ↑reduction, ↑representation, ↑resolution, ↑respectability, ↑result, ↑return, ↑revolution, ↑sale, ↑salvation, ↑saving, ↑score, ↑serenity, ↑settlement, ↑solution, ↑stability, ↑standard, ↑stardom, ↑stature, ↑status, ↑success, ↑superiority, ↑target, ↑tenure, ↑total, ↑transformation, ↑understanding, ↑unification, ↑uniformity, ↑unity, ↑velocity, ↑victory, ↑vision, ↑wealth

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  • achieve — UK US /əˈtʃiːv/ verb [T] ► to successfully finish or do something you wanted to do, especially after a lot of effort: attempt/strive/seek to achieve sth »Salespersons strived to achieve maximum sales. achieve an objective/goal/target »The… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • achieve — achieve; achieve·ment; …   English syllables

  • achieve — [ə chēv′] vt. achieved, achieving [ME acheven < OFr achever, to finish < a , to + chief, head: see CHIEF] 1. to do; succeed in doing; accomplish 2. to get or reach by exertion; attain; gain [to achieve one s goals] vi. to bring about a… …   English World dictionary

  • achieve — I (acquire) verb acquire, arrive, attain, bring about, build, carry, close, complete, conclude, construct, consummate, decide, determine, discharge, earn, evoke, function, gain, get, implement, obtain, operate, originate, prevail, procure, reach …   Law dictionary

  • achieve — (v.) early 14c., from O.Fr. achever (12c.) to finish, accomplish, complete, from phrase à chef (venir) at an end, finished, or V.L. *accapare, from L.L. ad caput (venire); both the French and Late Latin phrases meaning lit. to come to a head,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • achieve — 1 accomplish, effect, *perform, fulfill, execute, discharge Analogous words: complete, finish, conclude (see CLOSE): surmount, overcome, *conquer Antonyms: fail (to do something), fail (in) Contrasted words: *begin, commence, start …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • achieve — [v] bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn… …   New thesaurus

  • achieve — ► VERB ▪ bring about or accomplish by effort, skill, or courage. DERIVATIVES achievable adjective achiever noun. ORIGIN Old French achever come or bring to a head , from a chief to a head …   English terms dictionary

  • achieve */*/*/ — UK [əˈtʃiːv] / US [əˈtʃɪv] verb Word forms achieve : present tense I/you/we/they achieve he/she/it achieves present participle achieving past tense achieved past participle achieved Metaphor: Something you achieve is like a building, and the… …   English dictionary

  • achieve — 01. You will never [achieve] your goals if you don t believe in yourself. 02. If you want to [achieve] real progress in your speaking skills, you need to speak English as often as possible while you are here. 03. When thinking about your goals… …   Grammatical examples in English

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