Achieve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to gain with effort

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɹə/.

Examples

she achieved her goal despite setbacks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accomplish reach attain

Parts of Speech

verb	to gain with effort “she achieved her goal despite setbacks”

Word Forms

achievable	adjective	capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
achievement	noun	the action of accomplishing something
achiever	noun	a person with a record of successes
accomplishment	noun	the action of accomplishing something
attainable	adjective	capable of being attained or accomplished
attainment	noun	the act of achieving an aim

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erreichen

mit Anstrengung gewinnen

🇫🇷French

atteindre

gagner avec effort

🇪🇸Spanish

lograr

ganar con esfuerzo

🇮🇹Italian

raggiungere

guadagnare con fatica

🇳🇱Dutch

bereiken

met moeite winnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

alcançar

ganhar com esforço

🇷🇺Russian

достигать

добиться с усилием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राप्त करना

प्रयास से लाभ प्राप्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্জন

প্রচেষ্টার সাথে লাভ করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைய

முயற்சியால் பெற வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధిస్తారు

ప్రయత్నంతో పొందాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

साध्य करणे

प्रयत्नाने मिळवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંસલ

પ્રયત્નો સાથે મેળવવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಿಂದ ಗಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേടുക

പരിശ്രമം കൊണ്ട് നേടിയെടുക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حاصل کرنا

کوشش سے حاصل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

达到

通过努力获得

🇯🇵Japanese

成し遂げる

努力して得ること

🇰🇷Korean

성취하다

노력해서 얻으려고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạt được

đạt được bằng nỗ lực

🇹🇭Thai

บรรลุ

เพื่อให้ได้มาด้วยความพยายาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

meraih

untuk mendapatkan dengan usaha

🇵🇭Filipino

makamit

upang makakuha ng may pagsisikap

🇲🇾Malay

capai

untuk mendapat dengan usaha

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحقق

لتكسب بالجهد

🇮🇷Persian

به دست آوردن

برای به دست آوردن با تلاش

🇹🇷Turkish

başarmak

çabalayarak kazanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשִׂיג

להרוויח במאמץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'achieve'?

The primary meaning of 'achieve' is 'to gain with effort'.

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Using 'achieve' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'achieve' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'achieve' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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