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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Achievement First, a group of 34 schools on America’s east coast which is famed for tough discipline, is testing a similar model.
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Among other achievements, Mr. Regula helped steer federal spending to northeastern Ohio, which helped expand medical education in the region.
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Scholarships will be awarded to two Waukegan High School music students with a serious commitment to music, leadership and academic achievement.
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For all their unguarded anxiety about doing the war justice, Burns and Novick have pulled off a monumental achievement.
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That’s not surprising: Why would any Democrat work to repeal the party’s signature policy achievement of the last decade in order to replace it with a plan that would leave tens of millions of people uninsured and increase premiums for many?
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An Auburn player has never won the Wuerffel Trophy, which since 2005 has been presented to the player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
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For all their unguarded anxiety about doing the war justice, Burns and Novick have pulled off a monumental achievement.
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Other Naperville graduating seniors recognized for various achievements include: •Greta Ciuksyte, Outstanding Senior in Business Analytics.
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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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