One entry found for achieve.

Main Entry: achieve
Pronunciation: -chv
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): achieved; achiev·ing
Etymology: Middle English acheven "achieve," from early French achever "to finish," from a- "to" and cheef "end, head," from Latin caput "head" --related to CAPITAL, CHIEF
1 : ACCOMPLISH <achieved our purpose>
2 : to get by effort <achieve greatness>
- achiev·able /-ch-v-bl/ adjective
- achiev·er noun