accomplishment
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accomplishment
- /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/ UK
- /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ UK
- /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ US
Where it comes from
* First attested in the early 15th century.
* (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600.
* accomplish + -ment
* Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir
noun accomplishments
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.
- Something accomplished; an achievement. Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point. Thus it is attested that some children have taken an accomplishment verb like disappear, which does not have a causative counterpart, and used it as a causative accomplishment in sentences like He disappeared it, i.e. ‘He made it disappear.’
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Closest in meaning: achievement, attainment, acquirement, acquisition, skill, achieving, achieved, achieve, success, accomplished, completion, deed, furtherance, breakthrough, completed, finalisation
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noun the act of accomplishing
| 日本語 | 遂行 suikō, 達成 tassei, 到達 tōtatsu, 業績 gyōseki, 成果 seika, 成績 seiseki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 成就 chéngjiù, 成果 chéngguǒ, 成績 /成绩 chéngjì |
| हिन्दी | उपलब्धि uplabdhi |
| Português | realização |
| Français | accomplissement |
| Deutsch | Ausführung f Durchführung, Vollendung, Erfüllung |
| Italiano | realizzazione, attuazione |
| Русский | достиже́ние dostižénije |
| العربية | تَنْفِيذ tanfīḏ |
noun that which completes
| 日本語 | 実績 jisseki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 才藝 /才艺 cáiyì |
| Português | realização |
| Français | accomplissement |
| Deutsch | Fertigkeit, Errungenschaft, Fähigkeit |
| Italiano | completamento, concretizzazione |
| Русский | заверше́ние zaveršénije |
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