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Achieve - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Achieve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Achieve [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
- To finish; to kill.

Meaning of 'Achieve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . achieve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to gain with effort
Example in sentence:
  • she achieved her goal despite setbacks

Nearby Words:

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