Definitions for Achievement
əˈtʃiv məntachieve·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. accomplishment, achievementnoun

   the action of accomplishing something

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. achievementnoun

   The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.

2. achievementnoun

   A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.

3. achievementnoun

   An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans

4. achievementnoun

   An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective.

   Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.

5. Etymology: achevement, from the verb achever, achiever. Compare Modern achèvement, English hatchment

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. An Achievementnoun

   Etymology: achevement, Fr.

   1. The performance of an action.

   From every coast that heaven walks about,
   Have thither come the noble martial crew,
   That famous hard achievements still pursue. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   2. The escutcheon, or ensigns armorial, granted to any man for the performance of great actions. Achievement, in the first sense, is derived from achive, as it signifies to perform; in the second, from achieve, as it imports to gain.

   Then shall the war, and stern debate, and strife
   Immortal, be the bus’ness of my life;
   And in thy fane, the dusty spoils among,
   High on the burnish’d roof, my banner shall be hung;
   Rank’d with my champions bucklers, and below
   With arms revers’d, th’ achievements of the foe. John Dryden, Fab.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. achievement

   Achievement refers to the successful completion or accomplishment of a goal, task, or objective, often resulting from hard work, skill, perseverance, or ability. It involves overcoming challenges or obstacles and can bring a sense of pride, satisfaction, or fulfillment. Achievements can be in various fields such as academics, sports, career, personal development, among others. They are often used as indicators of competence, talent, or progress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Achievementnoun

   the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object

2. Achievementnoun

   a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat

3. Achievementnoun

   an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. achvement, E. Hatchment.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Achievement

   Success in bringing an effort to the desired end; the degree or level of success attained in some specified area (esp. scholastic) or in general.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. achievement

   A signal exploit; escutcheon; armorial bearings granted for achievement.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. achievement

   To achieve a specific task, goal, plan or project.

   They have notable achievements between them and look forward to their wedding day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Action

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Achievement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3149

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Achievement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4795

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Achievement' in Nouns Frequency: #988

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How to pronounce Achievement?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Achievement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Achievement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Achievement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Achievement in a Sentence

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   It is a significant achievement that we have agreed to cooperate to secure rule-based, free, safe seas.

2. Thomas Gottstein:

   The achievement of long-term success will not depend on having the biggest branch network in the future, instead, having the best digital offering – combined with access to advice from any location and the best service quality – will be the deciding factor.

3. Woodrow Wilson:

   You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

4. Ryan Gosling:

   I think this was widely regarded in the end as a human achievement [ and ] that's how we chose to view it, i also think Neil was extremely humble, as were many of these astronauts, and time and time again he deferred the focus from himself to the 400,000 people who made the mission possible.

5. Emily Rousell:

   The red plate is quick, it doesn't require any extra time when pulling dinner together, but it definitely serves its purpose, we make sure that in addition to something achievement-based, like a report card or a winning game, that it comes out to celebrate true effort and heart no matter the outcome.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Achievement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Achievement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Achievement
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Achievement
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Achievement
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Achievement