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Definition of achievement
1 : the act of achieving something the achievement of an ambition
2a : a result gained by effort : accomplishment being honored for her academic achievements a major scientific achievementb : a great or heroic deed
3 : the quality and quantity of a student's work standardized tests to measure achievement
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Examples of achievement in a Sentence
The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement.
It was a great achievement.
Getting the project done on time was a real achievement.
Recent Examples of achievement from the Web
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More: Churchill Downs to develop $60M instant racing betting facility on Poplar Level More: Churchill Downs plans major parking, landscaping project Many of Romans' signature achievements have come at Churchill Downs.
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One of their top achievements was the creation of the monoshock, a single shock absorber that replaced the standard twin shocks in the early 1970s.
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Beginning in the late 1990s, a collection of mostly Mexican-American teachers started working toward closing the achievement gap between the white and Latinx students in their district.
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The achievement proved DNA could survive in dead things and spurred a new field of science: paleogenetics.
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Achievement: Fifteen students from the Louisville Metropolitan Region — which covers eight counties in Kentucky and five in Indiana — won National Scholastic Silver Medals.
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Guests shared stories of achievements and hardships of LGBT Jewish life and celebrated with songs and prayers.
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The title is a remarkable achievement by the players, coaches and the executive brain trust that built this team and, maybe more impressive, kept the core together.
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The Wall Street Journal’s editor in chief, Gerard Baker, spoke with Yuri Milner, the founder of technology-investment firm DST Global and co-creator of prizes to honor scientific achievements and reinvigorate the search for life in space.
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Origin and Etymology of achievement
see achieve
Synonym Discussion of achievement
ACHIEVEMENT Defined for English Language Learners
achievement
playDefinition of achievement for English Language Learners
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: something that has been done or achieved through effort : a result of hard work
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: the act of achieving something : the state or condition of having achieved or accomplished something
ACHIEVEMENT Defined for Kids
achievement
playDefinition of achievement for Students
1 : the state of having gotten through great effort achievement of a goal
2 : something gotten especially by great effort a scientific achievement
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