noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/
Received-Pronunciation:/əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/
General-American:/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 K AA1 M P L IH0 SH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something accomplished; an achievement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَنْفِيذ
(tanfīḏ)
— the act of accomplishing
Belarusian:
дасягне́нне
(dasjahnjénnje)
— the act of accomplishing
Bulgarian:
постиже́ние
(postižénie)
— the act of accomplishing
Chinese Mandarin:
成就
(chéngjiù)
— the act of accomplishing
Chinese Mandarin:
成果
(chéngguǒ)
— the act of accomplishing
Chinese Mandarin:
成績 /成绩
(chéngjì)
— the act of accomplishing
Dutch:
voltooiing
— the act of accomplishing
Esperanto:
plenumo
— the act of accomplishing
Esperanto:
kompletigo
— the act of accomplishing
Finnish:
toteuttaminen
— the act of accomplishing
Finnish:
toteutuminen
— the act of accomplishing
Finnish:
aikaansaanti
— the act of accomplishing
French:
accomplissement
— the act of accomplishing
Galician:
logro
— the act of accomplishing
German:
Ausführung f Durchführung
— the act of accomplishing
German:
Vollendung
— the act of accomplishing
German:
Erfüllung
— the act of accomplishing
Gothic:
𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅
(waurstw)
— the act of accomplishing
Hindi:
उपलब्धि
(uplabdhi)
— the act of accomplishing
Italian:
realizzazione
— the act of accomplishing
Italian:
attuazione
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
遂行
(suikō)
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
達成
(tassei)
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
到達
(tōtatsu)
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
業績
(gyōseki)
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
成果
(seika)
— the act of accomplishing
Japanese:
成績
(seiseki)
— the act of accomplishing
Macedonian:
достигнување
(dostignuvanje)
— the act of accomplishing
Māori:
whakatutukitanga
— the act of accomplishing
Polish:
osiągnięcie
— the act of accomplishing
Portuguese:
realização
— the act of accomplishing
Russian:
достиже́ние
(dostižénije)
— the act of accomplishing
Serbo-Croatian:
извршавање
— the act of accomplishing
Serbo-Croatian:
izvršavanje
— the act of accomplishing
Spanish:
logro
— the act of accomplishing
Spanish:
éxito
— the act of accomplishing
Swedish:
fullbordan
— the act of accomplishing
Swedish:
utförande
— the act of accomplishing
Tocharian B:
yāmor
— the act of accomplishing
Bulgarian:
завършване
(zavǎršvane)
— that which completes
Bulgarian:
изпълнение
(izpǎlnenie)
— that which completes
Chinese Mandarin:
才藝 /才艺
(cáiyì)
— that which completes
Dutch:
prestatie
— that which completes
Finnish:
saavutus
— that which completes
French:
accomplissement
— that which completes
German:
Fertigkeit
— that which completes
German:
Errungenschaft
— that which completes
German:
Fähigkeit
— that which completes
Italian:
completamento
— that which completes
Italian:
concretizzazione
— that which completes
Japanese:
実績
(jisseki)
— that which completes
Māori:
whakatutukitanga
— that which completes
Māori:
haumāuiui
— that which completes
Portuguese:
realização
— that which completes
Russian:
заверше́ние
(zaveršénije)
— that which completes
Swedish:
bedrift
— that which completes
Finnish:
aikaansaannos
— achievement
Finnish:
saavutus
— achievement
German:
Leistung
— achievement
Gothic:
𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌹
(taui)
— achievement
Ancient Greek:
κατόρθωμα
(katórthōma)
— achievement
