ACHIEVE

achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

(verb) to gain with effort; “she achieved her goal despite setbacks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

achieve (third-person singular simple present achieves, present participle achieving, simple past and past participle achieved)

(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance. [from 14th c.]

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete, transitive) To conclude, finish, especially successfully. [14th-18th c.]

(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete, intransitive) To conclude, to turn out. [14th-16th c.]

(transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing). [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

• accomplish, effect, fulfil, fulfill, complete, execute, perform, realize, obtain. See accomplish

Source: Wiktionary

A*chieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving.] Etym: [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.]

1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor.

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak. Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton.

Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.] Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior. He hath achieved a maid That paragons description. Shak.

3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn.

– To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition