Achievement

Definitions

1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
   countable, uncountable
2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
   countable, uncountable
3. 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.
   countable, uncountable
4. An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
   countable, uncountable
5. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
   countable, uncountable
6. The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

33 more languages

العربيةإنجازالإنجازتحققتحقيقدرمنالوصول+ 4 more

Беларускаядасягненнеподзвіг

Българскипостижение

Bosanskipodvigделоподвигуспех+ 1 more

Catalàassolimentconsecució

Češtinadosažení

Danskbedriftpræstationresultatudførelsevåbenskjold+ 2 more

Ελληνικάεπίτευγμα

Esperantoelfaro

Suomiaikaansaannossaavutustekototeutuminenvaakunakilpi+ 2 more

עבריתהישג

हिन्दीउपलब्धिलब्धि

Hrvatskipodvigделоподвигуспех+ 1 more

Magyarvívmány

Հայերենհաջողություննվաճում

Bahasa Indonesiacapaianketercapaiankinerjapencapaianperformaprestasi+ 3 more

Italianoblasoneconquistaconseguimentogestaimpresaprestazionerealizzazionerendimentorisultatostemmasuccessotraguardovittoria+ 10 more

日本語いさおそうこう働き到達功績成就成果成績手柄業績達成+ 8 more

ქართულიმიღწევა

한국어달성사적성과성취업적+ 2 more

Latinaadeptioeffectio

Latviešurealizējums

Македонскиделодостигнувањеподвигпостигнувањеуспех+ 2 more

Nederlandsprestatieverwezenlijking

Polskidokonanieosiągnięciewyczynzdobycz+ 1 more

Portuguêsconquistafeitoproezarealização+ 1 more

Русскийачивкавыполнениедостижениеисполнениеподвигсвершениеуспех+ 4 more

Српскиpodvigделоподвигуспех+ 1 more

Svenskabedriftprestation

ไทยความสำเร็จผลสำเร็จรางวัลเส้นชัย+ 1 more

Türkçebaşarıbaşarımutku

Українськадосягненняподвиг

Tiếng Việtcơm cháothành tíchthành tựutrò trống+ 1 more

Examples

“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 achievement.”

“As to the type⟳ of seat preferred, the views were so varied that it was considered wisely that the ideal design⟳ was beyond achievement!”

“Creating a complete⟳ map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end⟳ of the journey to understanding how our brains work⟳. The achievement will transform⟳ neuroscience and serve⟳ as the starting point⟳ for asking questions we could not otherwise have⟳ answered, […].”

“[The exploits] of the ancient saints ; they do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.”

“[…]the English genius was effecting in science a revolution which will, to the end⟳ of time, be reckoned among the highest achievements of the human intellect.”

“The narrow Gothic windows were filled, not with glass that admitted the light⟳, but with glass painted with the achievements of the family […].”

“Finishing the game does not give⟳ you a 100% score⟳ until you have⟳ unlocked all of the achievements.”

“[…]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.”

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