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achievement

noun · 7 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
  • [əˈt͡ʃhiːv.mɪ̈nt̚]
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 CH IY1 V M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.

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

2

noun

Meaning 2

A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.

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

An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trophy, chiev

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the action of accomplishing something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplishment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: action

Narrower terms: beachhead, foothold, cakewalk, feat, effort, exploit, masterpiece, masterstroke, credit, performance, record, track record, fait accompli, accomplished fact, going, sledding, arrival, reaching, close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape, attainment, liberation, release, freeing, base on balls, walk, pass, haymaking, face saver, face saving, recruitment, enlisting, smooth

History

Etymology

From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.

Across languages

Translations

134 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِنْجَاز (ʔinjāz) — act of achieving or performing
  • Armenian: նվաճում (nvačum) — act of achieving or performing
  • Armenian: հաջողություն (haǰoġutʻyun) — act of achieving or performing
  • Bashkir: ҡаҙаныш (qaźanış) — act of achieving or performing
  • Belarusian: дасягне́нне (dasjahnjénnje) — act of achieving or performing
  • Central Bikol: kauragan — act of achieving or performing
  • Bulgarian: постиже́ние (postižénie) — act of achieving or performing
  • Bulgarian: изпълне́ние (izpǎlnénie) — act of achieving or performing
  • Catalan: assoliment — act of achieving or performing
  • Catalan: consecució — act of achieving or performing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成就 (chéngjiù) — act of achieving or performing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成果 (chéngguǒ) — act of achieving or performing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成績 /成绩 (chéngjì) — act of achieving or performing
  • Danish: udførelse — act of achieving or performing
  • Danish: præstation — act of achieving or performing
  • Danish: resultat — act of achieving or performing
  • Dutch: prestatie — act of achieving or performing
  • Finnish: saavutus — act of achieving or performing
  • French: réalisation — act of achieving or performing
  • French: accomplissement — act of achieving or performing
  • Galician: realización — act of achieving or performing
  • Georgian: მიღწევა (miɣc̣eva) — act of achieving or performing
  • German: Errungenschaft — act of achieving or performing
  • German: Leistung — act of achieving or performing
  • Hebrew: הישג (heség) — act of achieving or performing
  • Hindi: उपलब्धि (uplabdhi) — act of achieving or performing
  • Hungarian: vívmány — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: realizzazione — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: prestazione — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: conseguimento — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: rendimento — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: traguardo — act of achieving or performing
  • Italian: risultato — act of achieving or performing
  • Japanese: 達成 (tassei) — act of achieving or performing
  • Japanese: 到達 (tōtatsu) — act of achieving or performing
  • Japanese: 業績 (gyōseki) — act of achieving or performing
  • Japanese: 成果 (seika) — act of achieving or performing
  • Japanese: 成績 (seiseki) — act of achieving or performing
  • Korean: 달성 (dalseong) — act of achieving or performing
  • Korean: 업적 (eopjeok) — act of achieving or performing
  • Korean: 성과 (seonggwa) — act of achieving or performing
  • Macedonian: достигнување (dostignuvanje) — act of achieving or performing
  • Macedonian: постигнување (postignuvanje) — act of achieving or performing
  • Macedonian: успех (uspeh) — act of achieving or performing
  • Manx: ard-nhee — act of achieving or performing
  • Manx: ard-obbyr — act of achieving or performing
  • Manx: cooilleeney — act of achieving or performing
  • Māori: tutukitanga — act of achieving or performing
  • Māori: haumāuiui — act of achieving or performing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: måloppnåelse — act of achieving or performing
  • Polish: dokonanie — act of achieving or performing
  • Polish: osiągnięcie — act of achieving or performing
  • Portuguese: realização — act of achieving or performing
  • Portuguese: conquista — act of achieving or performing
  • Russian: достиже́ние (dostižénije) — act of achieving or performing
  • Russian: успе́х (uspéx) — act of achieving or performing
  • Russian: сверше́ние (sveršénije) — act of achieving or performing
  • Russian: выполне́ние (vypolnénije) — act of achieving or performing
  • Russian: исполне́ние (ispolnénije) — act of achieving or performing
  • Serbo-Croatian: достигнуће — act of achieving or performing
  • Serbo-Croatian: остварење — act of achieving or performing
  • Serbo-Croatian: dostignuće — act of achieving or performing
  • Serbo-Croatian: ostvarenje — act of achieving or performing
  • Spanish: logro — act of achieving or performing
  • Spanish: conquista — act of achieving or performing
  • Swedish: prestation — act of achieving or performing
  • Udmurt: азинскон (aźinskon) — act of achieving or performing
  • Ukrainian: дося́гнення (dosjáhnennja) — act of achieving or performing
  • Uzbek: yutuq — act of achieving or performing
  • Arabic: إِنْجَاز (ʔinjāz) — great or heroic deed
  • Armenian: նվաճում (nvačum) — great or heroic deed
  • Belarusian: по́дзвіг (pódzvih) — great or heroic deed
  • Belarusian: вы́чын (výčyn) — great or heroic deed
  • Bulgarian: по́двиг (pódvig) — great or heroic deed
  • Danish: bedrift — great or heroic deed
  • Danish: præstation — great or heroic deed
  • Danish: resultat — great or heroic deed
  • Dutch: prestatie — great or heroic deed
  • Dutch: verwezenlijking — great or heroic deed
  • Finnish: saavutus — great or heroic deed
  • French: haut fait — great or heroic deed
  • Georgian: მიღწევა (miɣc̣eva) — great or heroic deed
  • German: Großtat — great or heroic deed
  • German: Heldentat — great or heroic deed
  • Ancient Greek: κατόρθωμα (katórthōma) — great or heroic deed
  • Hungarian: hőstett — great or heroic deed
  • Italian: impresa — great or heroic deed
  • Italian: gesta — great or heroic deed
  • Italian: risultato — great or heroic deed
  • Italian: conquista — great or heroic deed
  • Macedonian: подвиг (podvig) — great or heroic deed
  • Macedonian: дело (delo) — great or heroic deed
  • Manx: ard-nhee — great or heroic deed
  • Manx: ard-obbyr — great or heroic deed
  • Polish: dokonanie — great or heroic deed
  • Polish: osiągnięcie — great or heroic deed
  • Portuguese: feito — great or heroic deed
  • Portuguese: realização — great or heroic deed
  • Portuguese: proeza — great or heroic deed
  • Russian: по́двиг (pódvig) — great or heroic deed
  • Russian: сверше́ние (sveršénije) — great or heroic deed
  • Spanish: hazaña — great or heroic deed
  • Spanish: proeza — great or heroic deed
  • Spanish: gesta — great or heroic deed
  • Spanish: hombrada — great or heroic deed
  • Thai: ความสําเร็จ (kwaam-sǎm-rèt) — great or heroic deed
  • Thai: สัมฤทธิ์ผล — great or heroic deed
  • Ukrainian: по́двиг (pódvyh) — great or heroic deed
  • Danish: våbenskjold — heraldry: escutcheon
  • Finnish: vaakunakilpi — heraldry: escutcheon
  • Italian: stemma — heraldry: escutcheon
  • Italian: blasone — heraldry: escutcheon
  • Macedonian: достигнување (dostignuvanje) — heraldry: escutcheon
  • Arabic: إِنْجَاز (ʔinjāz) — a reward in video games
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成就 (chéngjiù) — a reward in video games
  • Dutch: prestatie — a reward in video games
  • Esperanto: elfaro — a reward in video games
  • Finnish: saavutus — a reward in video games
  • French: succès — a reward in video games
  • German: Errungenschaft — a reward in video games
  • German: Erfolg — a reward in video games
  • Italian: vittoria — a reward in video games
  • Italian: successo — a reward in video games
  • Italian: risultato — a reward in video games
  • Polish: osiągnięcie — a reward in video games
  • Portuguese: conquista — a reward in video games
  • Russian: достижение (dostiženije) — a reward in video games
  • Russian: ачивка (ačivka) — a reward in video games
  • Spanish: logro — a reward in video games
  • Swedish: prestation — a reward in video games
  • Thai: รางวัล (raang-wan) — a reward in video games
  • Turkish: başarım — a reward in video games
  • Vietnamese: thành tựu — a reward in video games
  • Vietnamese: thành tích — a reward in video games
Real reading context

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