achievement

noun

achieve·ment | \ ə-ˈchēv-mənt

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 achievement

b : a great or heroic deed

3 : the quality and quantity of a student's work standardized tests to measure achievement

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feat, exploit, achievement mean a remarkable deed. feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. an acrobatic feat exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. his exploits as a spy achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. her achievements as a chemist

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 on the Web

Both achievements were history-making: Oh was both the first performer of Asian heritage to host the Golden Globes and the first Asian actor to win multiple Globes. — Vogue, "5 Things You Didn’t Know About Sandra Oh," 7 Jan. 2019 Other Walker achievements are long and far-reaching. — Scott Bauer, The Seattle Times, "Walker leaves a fundamentally changed Wisconsin," 7 Jan. 2019 Qian's latest achievement combines the self-assembly with a new technique called strand displacement. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Caltech scientists use DNA tiles to play tic-tac-toe at the nanoscale," 29 Dec. 2018 The Argentine soccer federation promoted the game as a personal achievement – a way to overcome the national team’s failure at the World Cup, where Argentina was eliminated in the last 16 by eventual champion France. — Debora Rey, The Seattle Times, "Copa Libertadores final: A sign of Argentina’s decadence," 5 Dec. 2018 Beshear, who was elected attorney general in 2016, has claimed elimination of the test backlog as a signature achievement of his time in office. — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "Andy Beshear claims rape kit test backlog is fixed, but prosecutions still lag," 9 July 2018 But to a rare degree for any artist, Mr. Lanzmann’s reputation and perhaps his raison d’être rest on a singular achievement: the film that consumed him for 12 years in his middle age. — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, "Claude Lanzmann, Epic Chronicler of the Holocaust, Dies at 92," 5 July 2018 With greater emphasis being placed on closing achievement gaps in Naperville School District 203, some board members are questioning whether their efforts are working. — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, "D203 hunts for a better way to measure student achievement," 19 June 2018 For many bands, a major achievement is becoming successful enough to move up from a van to a tour bus. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Little Big Town a chart-topping, award-winning band with a mission (and a mission statement)," 14 June 2018

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