achievement

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achievement

  • /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
  • [əˈt͡ʃʰiːv.mɪ̈nt̚]

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From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.

noun achievements · acheivement

  1. countable, uncountable The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural
  2. countable, uncountable A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness. [The exploits] of the ancient saints ; they do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.
  3. countable, uncountable An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment. The narrow Gothic windows were filled, not with glass that admitted the light, but with glass painted with the achievements of the family […].
  4. countable, uncountable An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game. Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.

    Similar: trophy, chiev

  5. countable, uncountable The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant. […]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates.
  6. countable, uncountable The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.

Similar: accomplishment

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: accomplishment, achieving, achieved, successful, attainment, achieve, attain, success, accomplish, fulfill, gain, improvement, obtain, undertake, accomplished, acquisition

noun

Similar: accomplishment

Translations

Every language

noun act of achieving or performing

Españollogro
한국어달성 dalseong, 업적 eopjeok, 성과 seonggwa
日本語達成 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
हिन्दीउपलब्धि uplabdhi
Portuguêsrealização, conquista
Françaisréalisation, accomplissement
DeutschErrungenschaft, Leistung
Italianorealizzazione, prestazione, conseguimento, rendimento, traguardo, risultato
Русскийдостиже́ние dostižénije, успе́х uspéx, сверше́ние sveršénije, выполне́ние vypolnénije, исполне́ние ispolnénije
العربيةإِنْجَاز ʔinjāz
עבריתהישג heség

noun great or heroic deed

Portuguêsfeito, realização, proeza
Françaishaut fait
DeutschGroßtat, Heldentat
Italianoimpresa, gesta, risultato, conquista
Русскийпо́двиг pódvig, сверше́ние sveršénije
العربيةإِنْجَاز ʔinjāz

noun heraldry: escutcheon

Italianostemma, blasone

noun a reward in video games

Españollogro
中文成就 chéngjiù
Portuguêsconquista
Françaissuccès
DeutschErrungenschaft, Erfolg
Italianovittoria, successo, risultato
Русскийдостижение dostiženije, ачивка ačivka
Tiếng Việtthành tựu, thành tích
العربيةإِنْجَاز ʔinjāz

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@misc{achievement_2026,
  title = {achievement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achievement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}