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Definitions of achieve

1. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. Webster Dictionary DB

2. To finish; to kill. Webster Dictionary DB

3. 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. Webster Dictionary DB

4. To perform, carry out, accomplish; to bring to a successful end by an effort. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

5. To bring to a head or end: to perform: to accomplish: to gain, win. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

6. To perform; complete; acquire. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

7. To bring about a desired result. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

8. To perform; to finish. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

Usage examples for achieve

1. He wanted to return so badly that he was willing to die to achieve it, Jorden thought. – The Colonists by Raymond F. Jones

2. The very nature of the playlet makes it the more difficult to achieve dramatic effect the more the number of characters is reduced. – Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page