achievement
Pronunciation: /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
The English word “achievement” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
- A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
- 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.
- An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
- The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
Etymology
From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.
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More English words
- achievance
- achieve
- achieved
- achieved status
- achievement age
- achievement cake
- achievement quotient
- achievement unlocked
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