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achieve

/əˈt͡ʃiv/verb2 syllables

Achieve means: to gain with effort.

Synonyms for achieve18

verb, as in to gain with effort

accomplish, attain, reach

also used for achieve

compass, fulfil, realize, walk away with, get one's hands on, acquire, catch, earn, fulfill, gain, get, land, obtain, score, succeed

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What does achieve mean?1

verb

1

to gain with effort“she achieved her goal despite setbacks”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with achieve?13

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Achieve in a sentence

  • Worrying will send you grey, but it won't achieve anything.patgfisher
  • What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.sakshi
  • If we work as a team, we can achieve anything.Hybrid
  • What is more important, the will or the way to achieve a goal?XenoKat
  • Even if you make great efforts, you won't be able to achieve it.timmartin
  • Many athletes forego a social life, so they can achieve their performance goals.patgfisher
  • You, too, can achieve success if you try.CK
  • Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.al_ex_an_der

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Forms of achieve

as a verb

past tense
achieved
present participle
achieving
third-person singular
achieves
past participle
achieved