achievement
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achievement
- /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
- [əˈt͡ʃʰiːv.mɪ̈nt̚]
Where it comes from
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
- 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
- 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.
- 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 […].
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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noun act of achieving or performing
| Español | logro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 달성 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 |
| हिन्दी | उपलब्धि uplabdhi |
| Português | realização, conquista |
| Français | réalisation, accomplissement |
| Deutsch | Errungenschaft, Leistung |
| Italiano | realizzazione, prestazione, conseguimento, rendimento, traguardo, risultato |
| Русский | достиже́ние dostižénije, успе́х uspéx, сверше́ние sveršénije, выполне́ние vypolnénije, исполне́ние ispolnénije |
| العربية | إِنْجَاز ʔinjāz |
| עברית | הישג heség |
noun great or heroic deed
| Português | feito, realização, proeza |
|---|---|
| Français | haut fait |
| Deutsch | Großtat, Heldentat |
| Italiano | impresa, gesta, risultato, conquista |
| Русский | по́двиг pódvig, сверше́ние sveršénije |
| العربية | إِنْجَاز ʔinjāz |
noun a reward in video games
| Español | logro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 成就 chéngjiù |
| Português | conquista |
| Français | succès |
| Deutsch | Errungenschaft, Erfolg |
| Italiano | vittoria, successo, risultato |
| Русский | достижение dostiženije, ачивка ačivka |
| Tiếng Việt | thành tựu, thành tích |
| العربية | إِنْجَاز ʔinjāz |
Talk about this word "achievement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/achievement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. achievement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/achievement "achievement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/achievement.Cite this
@misc{achievement_2026,
title = {achievement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achievement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}