achieve
[verb]
Synonyms: attain, accomplish, acquire, bring about, carry out, complete, do, execute, fulfil, gain, get, obtain, perform

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Antonyms: fail (in or to do), miss
Contrasted words: begin, commence, start, depart, deviate, swerve, avoid, elude, escape, shun
Related Idioms: bring to a happy issue, bring to pass, gain one's end
Related Words: complete, conclude, finish, conquer, overcome, surmount, acquire, get, obtain, secure, actualize, arrive, come

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English Thesaurus: succeed, manage, achieve, accomplish, make it, ...

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a‧chieve S2 W1 AC /əˈtʃiːv/ verb
[Word Family: noun: achievement, achiever, underachiever ≠ OVERACHIEVER, underachievement ≠ OVERACHIEVEMENT; verb: achieve, underachieve ≠ OVERACHIEVE; adjective: achievable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: achever, from chief 'end, head']

1. [transitive] to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard:
Frances achieved very good exam results.
Wilson has achieved considerable success as an artist.
She eventually achieved her goal of becoming a professor.

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In everyday English, people usually say someone gets a result rather than achieves it:
He got good grades in his final exams.

2. [intransitive] to be successful in a particular kind of job or activity:
We want all our students to achieve within their chosen profession.
—achievable adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

achieve
verb
VERB + ACHIEVE fail to The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.
be designed to | be difficult to, be easy to, be impossible to, be possible to

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do:
Will they succeed in winning the election?
He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
manage verb [intransitive] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English:
He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.
Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important:
She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company.
If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something:
The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime.
What do you hope to accomplish this year?
make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition:
Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers.
We finally made it to Chicago.
Which two teams will make it to the final?
pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal:
Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany.
I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.

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