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achievable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əˈt͡ʃivəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 CH IY1 V AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • achievable goal
  • achievable result
  • achievable score

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not linked to fate or outside influences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplishable, doable, manageable, realizable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English achieve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English achievable From achieve + -able.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: arritshëm — capable of being achieved
  • Bulgarian: достижим (dostižim) — capable of being achieved
  • Bulgarian: осъществим (osǎštestvim) — capable of being achieved
  • Catalan: assolible — capable of being achieved
  • Catalan: assolidor — capable of being achieved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可完成的 (kě wánchéng de) — capable of being achieved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可實現的 /可实现的 (kě shíxiàn de) — capable of being achieved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可行的 (kěxíng de) — capable of being achieved
  • Czech: dosažitelný — capable of being achieved
  • Dutch: haalbaar — capable of being achieved
  • Dutch: haalbare — capable of being achieved
  • Dutch: bereikbaar — capable of being achieved
  • Estonian: saavutatav — capable of being achieved
  • Finnish: saavutettavissa — capable of being achieved
  • French: réussissable — capable of being achieved
  • French: réalisable — capable of being achieved
  • French: atteignable — capable of being achieved
  • German: erreichbar — capable of being achieved
  • German: erzielbar — capable of being achieved
  • German: verwirklichbar — capable of being achieved
  • Greek: εφικτός (efiktós) — capable of being achieved
  • Italian: realizzabile — capable of being achieved
  • Italian: fattibile — capable of being achieved
  • Italian: raggiungibile — capable of being achieved
  • Italian: conseguibile — capable of being achieved
  • Manx: so-chooilley — capable of being achieved
  • Polish: osiągalny — capable of being achieved
  • Portuguese: conseguível — capable of being achieved
  • Russian: достижи́мый (dostižímyj) — capable of being achieved
  • Russian: осуществи́мый (osuščestvímyj) — capable of being achieved
  • Spanish: lograble — capable of being achieved
Real reading context

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