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title: achieve — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «achieve» in the school dictionary: To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# achieve

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**Who acts:** She, goal, you, class, He, team · **What happens:** succeed, do, reach, achieve, swim, work · **To what, where:** something, goal, 50 metres, great things, % attendance, top marks

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«achieve» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [achieve in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/achieve.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:m1:1
# text = To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	succeed	succeed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  | something |  |  | after effort |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To reach a goal, result or level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:m2:1
# text = To reach a goal, result or level.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reach	reach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | to-infinitive |  | a goal and result or level |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She achieved her goal of swimming 50 metres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x1:1
# text = She achieved her goal of swimming 50 metres.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | past | She | her goal |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Eventuality |
| 2 | **swim** | gerund | her goal *not said here* | 50 metres |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme metre=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Work hard and you can achieve great things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x2:1
# text = Work hard and you can achieve great things.
1	Work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	achieve	achieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **achieve** | can | you | great things |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class achieved 100% attendance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x3:1
# text = Our class achieved 100% attendance.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	attendance	attendance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | past | Our class | % attendance |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attendance=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He achieved top marks in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x4:1
# text = He achieved top marks in maths.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | past | He | top marks |  | maths |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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What do you want to achieve this year?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x5:1
# text = What do you want to achieve this year?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	achieve	achieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **achieve** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team achieved a record score.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x6:1
# text = The team achieved a record score.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | past | the team | a record score |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent score=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was no use to read and be industrious, for if a person was not well-born, he could never achieve anything.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:achieve:x7:1
# text = It was no use to read and be industrious, for if a person was not well-born, he could never achieve anything.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	industrious	industrious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	achieve	achieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
25	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | no use |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | industrious *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **bear** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | a person |  |  |  | well *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **not** **achieve** | could | person | anything |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

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