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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACHIE'VE, v.t.
1. To perform, or execute; to accomplish; to finish, or carry on to a final close. It is appropriately used for the effect of efforts made by the hand or bodily exertion, as deeds achieved by valor.
2. To gain or obtain, as the result of exertion.
Show all the spoils by valiant Kings achieved.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach]

Merriam Webster's

verb (achieved; achieving) Etymology: Middle English acheven, from Anglo-French achever to finish, from a- (from Latin ad-) + chef end, head — more at chief Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to carry out successfully ; accomplish <achieve a gradual increase in production> 2. to get or attain as the result of exertion ; reach <achieved a high degree of skill> <achieved greatness> intransitive verb to attain a desired end or aim ; become successful Synonyms: see perform • achievable adjective • achiever noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 a reach or attain by effort (achieved victory). b acquire, gain, earn (achieved notoriety). 2 accomplish or carry out (a feat or task). 3 absol. be successful; attain a desired level of performance. Derivatives: achievable adj. achiever n. Etymology: ME f. OF achever f. a chief to a head

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Achieve A*chieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [`a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. --I. Taylor. 2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. Some are born great, some achieve greatness. --Shak. Thou hast achieved our liberty. --Milton. Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.] Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. --Prior. He hath achieved a maid That paragons description. --Shak. 3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(achieves, achieving, achieved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort. There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals... We have achieved what we set out to do. = accomplish VERB: V n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Accomplish, perform, execute, do, complete, finish, compass, consummate, effect, realize, bring about, bring to pass, carry through, carry out, work out, bring to a close, bring to conclusion, bring to consummation or perfection, actualize. 2. Obtain, acquire, procure, gain, win, get.

Moby Thesaurus

accomplish, acquire, act, actualize, approach, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be productive, be received, blow in, bob up, bring about, bring into being, bring off, bring through, bring to fruition, bring to pass, carry off, carry out, cause, check in, clock in, come, come in, come to, come to hand, commit, compass, complete, conclude, conquer, consummate, crown with success, deal with, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, do the job, do the trick, do to, effect, effectuate, enact, engineer, execute, fetch, fetch up at, find, finish, fulfill, gain, get, get by, get in, get there, get to, go and do, hit, hit town, industrialize, inflict, knock off, make, make it, manage, mass-produce, obtain, overcome, overproduce, pay, perform, perpetrate, polish off, pop up, produce, pull in, pull off, punch in, put across, put away, put over, put through, reach, realize, render, ring in, roll in, score, secure, show up, sign in, succeed, succeed in, surmount, take and do, take care of, time in, turn the trick, turn up, up and do, volume-produce, win, work, work out, wreak