achieve
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
achieve/əˈtʃiːv/
▶verb bring about or accomplish by effort, skill, or courage.
– derivatives
achievable adjective,
achiever noun.
achievable adjective,
achiever noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. achever ‘come or bring to a head’, from a chief ‘to a head’.
'achieve' also found in these Oxford entries:
accomplish
- ace
- action
- adjust
- aim
- ambition
- ambitious
- anorgasmia
- attempt
- average
- bacon
- base
- battle
- better
- bid
- bring
- cakewalk
- callisthenics
- campaign
- can-do
- Cathar
- cause
- chalk
- charm
- charm offensive
- chicanery
- chimera
- clock
- come
- contend
- contribute
- cost
- cruise
- devious
- direct action
- do
- drive
- elusive
- empty-handed
- endeavour
- establish
- Fabian
- far
- fetch
- fight
- fine art
- finesse
- fine-tune
- float
