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Definition

achieve verb

/əˈtʃiːv/ v [T]
to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort
The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.
She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.
I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've achieved nothing.
See also: underachieve

(Definition of achieve verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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