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# achieve

«achieve» in Mova's school dictionary: **To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (achieve, achieves, achieved, achieving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#m1)

2) To reach a goal, result or level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school it is everywhere: achieve a grade, achieve targets, achievement awards. In sport and life, people achieve goals. Phrases: achieve a goal, achieve success, achieve your dreams.

### examples

- She achieved her goal of swimming 50 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x1)
- Work hard and you can achieve great things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x2)
- Our class achieved 100% attendance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x3)
- He achieved top marks in maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x4)
- What do you want to achieve this year? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x5)
- The team achieved a record score. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x6)
- It was no use to read and be industrious, for if a person was not well-born, he could never achieve anything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/#x7)

### note

Spelling: i before e: achieve. Noun: achievement. Adjective: achievable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «achieve» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achieve/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.