achieve

verb

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

(transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).

(obsolete, transitive) To conclude, finish, especially successfully.

(obsolete, intransitive) To conclude, to turn out.

Roots

caput-chieve · Latin · head

Synonyms for achieve

attainv accomplishv reachv obtainv succeedv gainn fulfillv realizev effectuatev getv

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Where does achieve come from?

The word achieve breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -chieve, from Latin caput (“head”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.