achievement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
- [əˈt͡ʃʰiːv.mɪ̈nt̚]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Latin capus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *accapāre Old French achever Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French achevement Middle French achevementbor. English achievement From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
As to the type of seat preferred, the views were so varied that it was considered wisely that the ideal design was beyond achievement!
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 397:Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […].
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
[The exploits] of the ancient saints ; they do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.
a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, edited by Abraham Hill and James Hamilton, The Works of Isaac Barrow, published 1845, Sermon xxxiv, Of Being Imitators of Christ, page 397:[…]the English genius was effecting in science a revolution which will, to the end of time, be reckoned among the highest achievements of the human intellect.
c. 1837, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Minutes on the Education of India:
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(countable, uncountable) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
The narrow Gothic windows were filled, not with glass that admitted the light, but with glass painted with the achievements of the family […].
1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 488:
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(countable, uncountable) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
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(countable, uncountable) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
[…]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates.
1997, Robert van Valin, Randy LaPolla, Syntax, page 92:
- (countable, uncountable) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acheivement | alternative, misspelling | lexicographic | |
| achievements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
achievement unlocked · achievement get · crowning achievement · hyperachievement · achievement quotient · achievement age · nonachievement · overachievement · achievement cake · underachievement · cheevo · achievement whore
Meronyms
motto · supporter · crest · shield
Synonyms
trophy · accomplishment · chiev
Translations (130)
it vittoria (a reward in video games) · pl osiągnięcie (great or heroic deed) · gv ard-nhee (great or heroic deed) · ja 成果 (act of achieving or performing) · de Errungenschaft (act of achieving or performing) · th รางวัล (a reward in video games) · fr succès (a reward in video games) · it rendimento (act of achieving or performing) · ca consecució (act of achieving or performing) · ja 達成 (act of achieving or performing) · hi उपलब्धि (act of achieving or performing) · nl prestatie (a reward in video games) · fr réalisation (act of achieving or performing) · it risultato (great or heroic deed) · uk по́двиг (great or heroic deed) · hu vívmány (act of achieving or performing) · da våbenskjold (heraldry: escutcheon) · it conseguimento (act of achieving or performing) · ko 업적 (act of achieving or performing) · ru исполне́ние (act of achieving or performing) · ru успе́х (act of achieving or performing) · sh ostvarenje (act of achieving or performing) · nb måloppnåelse (act of achieving or performing) · pt conquista (a reward in video games) · mi tutukitanga (act of achieving or performing) · gv ard-nhee (act of achieving or performing) · mk дело (great or heroic deed) · ko 달성 (act of achieving or performing) · sh dostignuće (act of achieving or performing) · uz yutuq (act of achieving or performing) · ru достижение (a reward in video games) · ko 성과 (act of achieving or performing) · hy նվաճում (great or heroic deed) · it risultato (a reward in video games) · he הישג (act of achieving or performing) · fi saavutus (great or heroic deed) · da præstation (great or heroic deed) · cmn 成績 /成绩 (act of achieving or performing) · mk достигнување (heraldry: escutcheon) · ar إِنْجَاز (great or heroic deed) · ba ҡаҙаныш (act of achieving or performing) · nl prestatie (great or heroic deed) · da resultat (great or heroic deed) · it realizzazione (act of achieving or performing) · bg изпълне́ние (act of achieving or performing) · fr accomplissement (act of achieving or performing) · be по́дзвіг (great or heroic deed) · sh достигнуће (act of achieving or performing) · pt realização (great or heroic deed) · it risultato (act of achieving or performing) · mi haumāuiui (act of achieving or performing) · ru сверше́ние (act of achieving or performing) · it traguardo (act of achieving or performing) · it impresa (great or heroic deed) · pl osiągnięcie (act of achieving or performing) · mk постигнување (act of achieving or performing) · nl prestatie (act of achieving or performing) · de Heldentat (great or heroic deed) · de Erfolg (a reward in video games) · th สัมฤทธิ์ผล (great or heroic deed) · pl osiągnięcie (a reward in video games) · ja 到達 (act of achieving or performing) · be вы́чын (great or heroic deed) · ru достиже́ние (act of achieving or performing) · hy նվաճում (act of achieving or performing) · gv cooilleeney (act of achieving or performing) · cmn 成果 (act of achieving or performing) · vi thành tựu (a reward in video games) · fi saavutus (act of achieving or performing) · sh остварење (act of achieving or performing) · it blasone (heraldry: escutcheon) · ru по́двиг (great or heroic deed) · bg по́двиг (great or heroic deed) · it stemma (heraldry: escutcheon) · da bedrift (great or heroic deed) · es logro (a reward in video games) · pt feito (great or heroic deed) · es logro (act of achieving or performing) · th ความสำเร็จ (great or heroic deed) · da resultat (act of achieving or performing) · nl verwezenlijking (great or heroic deed) · sv prestation (act of achieving or performing) · ru ачивка (a reward in video games) · vi thành tích (a reward in video games) · ar إِنْجَاز (act of achieving or performing) · ru выполне́ние (act of achieving or performing) · pl dokonanie (great or heroic deed) · sv fullständigt vapen (heraldry: escutcheon) · fi vaakunakilpi (heraldry: escutcheon) · ja 成績 (act of achieving or performing) · ka მიღწევა (great or heroic deed) · de Errungenschaft (a reward in video games) · ru сверше́ние (great or heroic deed) · de Leistung (act of achieving or performing) · ar إِنْجَاز (a reward in video games) · cmn 成就 (act of achieving or performing) · eo elfaro (a reward in video games) · it successo (a reward in video games) · hy հաջողություն (act of achieving or performing) · grc κατόρθωμα (great or heroic deed) · pt realização (act of achieving or performing) · bg постиже́ние (act of achieving or performing) · bcl kauragan (act of achieving or performing) · da præstation (act of achieving or performing) · mk достигнување (act of achieving or performing) · de Großtat (great or heroic deed) · pt conquista (act of achieving or performing) · ja 業績 (act of achieving or performing) · fr haut fait (great or heroic deed) · gl realización (act of achieving or performing) · ka მიღწევა (act of achieving or performing) · gv ard-obbyr (great or heroic deed) · be дасягне́нне (act of achieving or performing) · it conquista (great or heroic deed) · uk дося́гнення (act of achieving or performing) · mk подвиг (great or heroic deed) · it gesta (great or heroic deed) · pt proeza (great or heroic deed) · pl dokonanie (act of achieving or performing) · tr başarım (a reward in video games) · gv ard-obbyr (act of achieving or performing) · sv prestation (a reward in video games) · fi saavutus (a reward in video games) · it prestazione (act of achieving or performing) · cmn 成就 (a reward in video games) · da udførelse (act of achieving or performing) · udm азинскон (act of achieving or performing) · ca assoliment (act of achieving or performing) · hu hőstett (great or heroic deed) · mk успех (act of achieving or performing)