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How to pronounce achieve in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accomplish, attain, reach
Type of come through, bring home the bacon, succeed, deliver the goods, win
Has types finagle, average, make, manage, progress to, reach, score, strike, wangle, get to, begin, come to, compass, culminate
Derivation achievable, achievement, achiever


she achieved her goal despite setbacks.

Examples of achieve

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This is a balancing act that we must all be concerned about and work to achieve.
From the thenewstribune.com
To achieve that purpose, there must be an issue, context, something to overcome.
From the stltoday.com
The goal of aikido is to achieve inner peace and harmony with the outside world.
From the sfgate.com
Planning two or three jobs ahead may be the only way to achieve ambitious goals.
From the cnn.com
The students see what's possible to achieve but also that not everyone makes it.
From the businessweek.com
Quite likely, you do because most Capricorns are ambitious to achieve something.
From the suntimes.com
His Harlem Children's Zone is debunking the notion that poor kids can't achieve.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He believes the Panthers have what it takes to achieve similar goals this March.
From the post-gazette.com
You want people to achieve a certain goal and the goal should be black or white.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • To gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
  • (achievement) accomplishment: the action of accomplishing something
  • (Achievement (heraldry)) An achievement or armorial achievement in heraldry is a full display of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled. ...
  • (Achievement (video gaming)) In video gaming parlance, an achievement, also sometimes known as a trophy or challenge, is a meta-goal defined outside of a game's parameters. ...
  • (Achievement (Xbox 360)) Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. ...
  • 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 obtain with a material thing as the aim; To finish; to kill. ...
  • (Achievement) Major requirement in Cub Scouting for Wolf & Bear badges.
  • (Achievement) a complete display of armorial bearings, including the crest and mantling, shield supporters and other ornaments
  • Academic achievement