достигать, добиваться, выполнять, успешно выполнять, доводить до конца
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- достигать; добиваться
to achieve one’s purpose /one’s aim, one’s end, one’s ambition/ — добиться своего /своей цели/ 
to achieve victory — одержать победу
his words achieved their object — его слова достигли (своей) цели
to achieve the impossible — добиться невозможного
- успешно выполнять
our plan was achieved — наш план был успешно выполнен
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a diet that achieves dramatic results — диета, которая помогает достичь значительных результатов.
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals — участница Олимпийских игр по плаванию, преодолевшая бесчисленные препятствия для достижения своих целей
to achieve a high degree of proficiency — достичь высокого уровня профессионализма
to achieve dominance — достичь господства
to achieve one’s dreams — осуществить мечты
to gain / accomplish / achieve one’s ends — достигать своей цели
to achieve / attain equality — добиться равенства
to achieve / attain / win fame — достигать известности, славы
to achieve, win glory — добиться славы
to achieve / attain / reach / realize a goal — достичь цели
to achieve greatness — достигать величия
to achieve harmony — достигать согласия
Примеры с переводом
His plan was achieved.
Его план был успешно выполнен.
His words achieved their object.
Его слова достигли своей цели.
He hoped to achieve fame and fortune.
Он надеялся добиться славы и богатства.
She was unable to achieve her aims.
Она была не в состоянии достичь своих целей.
We have achieved what we set out to do.
Мы выполнили всё, что намеревались сделать.
There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals.
Многие приложат все усилия, чтобы достичь этой цели.
She achieved her goal despite setbacks.
Она добилась своей цели, несмотря на неудачи.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He was starkly unable to achieve coherence 
…the frontiersmen were willing to brave harsh living conditions in order to achieve a better life…
Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy
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Возможные однокоренные слова
achievable — достижимый, достигаемый
achievement — достижение, успех, выполнение, подвиг
achieved — достигнутый
achiever — успевающий ученик, человек, добившийся успеха
underachieve — не стараться, не дотягивать
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: achieve
he/she/it: achieves
ing ф. (present participle): achieving
2-я ф. (past tense): achieved
3-я ф. (past participle): achieved
Other forms: achieved; achieving; achieves
If you achieve something, you’ve reached a goal. Achievements aren’t accidents. If you stumble upon a treasure chest, you haven’t achieved something; however, achieving a promotion to become CEO is another story.
If someone asks you to give an example of the word achieve, you can always reach for Shakespeare’s much quoted remark from his play Twelfth Night. In Act II, Scene V, the character Malvolio says, «. . . some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.» Pundits like to throw that quote around when talking about politicians. Of course, they usually disagree about if, when, and how the politician achieved greatness.
Definitions of achieve
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accomplish, attain, reach
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score
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
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get to, make, progress to, reach
reach a goal, e.g., «make the first team»
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begin
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
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come to, strike
attain
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culminate
reach the highest or most decisive point
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compass
bring about; accomplish
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average
achieve or reach on average
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finagle, manage, wangle, wrangle
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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test
achieve a certain score or rating on a test
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bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
attain success or reach a desired goal
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verb
cause to happen, occur, or exist
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How does the verb achieve contrast with its synonyms?
Some common synonyms of achieve are accomplish, discharge, effect, execute, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean «to carry out or into effect,» achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.
When might accomplish be a better fit than achieve?
While in some cases nearly identical to achieve, accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.
accomplished everything they set out to do
In what contexts can discharge take the place of achieve?
The meanings of discharge and achieve largely overlap; however, discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.
How are the words effect and achieve related?
Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.
effected sweeping reforms
When could execute be used to replace achieve?
The words execute and achieve are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.
When is fulfill a more appropriate choice than achieve?
The synonyms fulfill and achieve are sometimes interchangeable, but fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.
fulfilled their ambitions
When would perform be a good substitute for achieve?
In some situations, the words perform and achieve are roughly equivalent. However, perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.
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verb (used with object), a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain: to achieve victory.
verb (used without object), a·chieved, a·chiev·ing.
to bring about an intended result; accomplish some purpose or effect.
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Origin of achieve
1275–1325; Middle English acheven<Old French achever to finish, from phrase a chef to (the) head (i.e., to conclusion). See chief
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OTHER WORDS FROM achieve
a·chiev·a·ble, adjectivea·chiev·er, nounout·a·chieve, verb (used with object), out·a·chieved, out·a·chiev·ingpre·a·chieved, adjective
su·per·a·chiev·er, nounun·a·chiev·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·chieved, adjectivewell-a·chieved, adjective
Words nearby achieve
Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian, à cheval, achieve, achieved status, achievement, achievement age, achievement quotient, achievement test
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Words related to achieve
accomplish, attain, bring about, carry out, complete, conclude, do, earn, enact, end, gain, manage, obtain, produce, reach, realize, resolve, settle, sign, solve
How to use achieve in a sentence
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Piers Forster, professor of climate change, University of LeedsHow China will achieve its new goal will likely be set out in Beijing’s next five year plan, due in March.
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She was not the first woman who attempted to use the 14th Amendment to achieve equality.
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An emergency authorization may potentially be achieved sometime this fall even if a full approval isn’t.
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That’s why we’re proud to stand with California in achieving meaningful green house gas emissions reductions in our vehicles.
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If this rescue plan succeeds, it could become a model for bridging different interests to achieve a common conservation goal.
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So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
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So, how do we achieve such equality in the U.S. and other parts of the world?
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Following this line of reasoning to its logical conclusion, the way to achieve world peace is to give everyone atomic bombs.
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It seems like you had to make the Before trilogy first in order to achieve something like Boyhood.
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Direct funds away from practices, policies, and programs that consistently fail to achieve measurable outcomes.
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The artist, though emphasizing the latter, can scarcely achieve power in this without also attaining the former.
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We shall, I know, emulate their steadfastness and achieve a result which will confer added laurels to French and British arms.
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Whilst Davout was marching and fighting to achieve his purpose, the main battle went against the French.
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Mere hastiness or slovenliness of work is not identical with the effect of inability to achieve mechanical neatness.
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In respect to the measures which should be adopted to achieve the end desired, there was not the same unanimity.
British Dictionary definitions for achieve
verb (tr)
to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain
to gain as by hard work or effortto achieve success
Derived forms of achieve
achievable, adjectiveachiever, noun
Word Origin for achieve
C14: from Old French achever to bring to an end, from the phrase a chef to a head, to a conclusion
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- [uh—cheev]
- /əˈtʃiv/
- /əˈtʃiːv/
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- [uh—cheev]
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Definitions of achieve word
- verb achieve If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort. 4
- verb achieve to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish; attain 3
- verb achieve to gain as by hard work or effort 3
- verb transitive achieve to do; succeed in doing; accomplish 3
- verb transitive achieve to get or reach by exertion; attain; gain 3
- intransitive verb achieve to bring about a desired result; succeed 3
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Origin of achieve
First appearance:
before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English acheven < Old French achever to finish, from phrase a chef to (the) head (i.e., to conclusion). See chief
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Parts of speech for Achieve
achieve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between «mom» and «screwdriver».
Synonyms for achieve
verb achieve
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
Antonyms for achieve
verb achieve
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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