Accomplishment

Definitions

1. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
   countable, uncountable
2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something accomplished; an achievement.
   countable, uncountable
4. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc”

“I’ll make⟳ a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.”

“Accomplishments have⟳ taken virtue’s place⟳, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;”

“Increasing sales by 20% in the last⟳ quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.”

“Thus it is attested that some children have⟳ taken an accomplishment verb like⟳ disappear⟳, which does not have⟳ a causative counterpart, and used it as a causative accomplishment in sentences like⟳ He disappeared it, i.e. ‘He made it disappear⟳.’”

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