“achieved” is a form of
achieve
UK /əˈt͡ʃiːv/ · US /əˈt͡ʃiv/ verb
Forms achieves achieving achieved achievest achievedst achieveth atchieve
- verb To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish. “to achieve one’s goals”
- verb To gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill; to succeed in attaining (an objective, result, etc.); to win.
- verb (archaic except literary) To obtain (a physical thing); to get.
- verb (obsolete) To end or finish (something); to terminate; (specifically, military) to win (a battle or war).
- verb To attain a goal; to succeed in something, now especially in academic performance; (generally) to make an effort; strive. “He could really achieve in school if he worked hard.”
- verb (archaic or literary) Followed by to: to attain a certain position, status, etc.
- verb (obsolete) To come to an end; conclude, end; also, to result, to turn out; or (uncommon) to be affected by fate in a certain way.
Synonyms
compass fulfil realize walk away with attain get one's hands on register complete conclude finalize accomplish acquire catch earn fulfill gain get land obtain reach
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English achieven, acheven (“to accomplish (something); to acquire or obtain (something); to carry out or finish (something); to succeed in (something); to happen, turn out”), from Anglo-Norman achever, achiever, Middle French achever, achiever, and Old French achever, achiever (“to accomplish (something); to finish (something); to succeed in (something)”) (modern French achever), and then from either of the following:
* Old French a- (prefix denoting addition or increase, or a change of state) + chief (“end; head”) (compare traire a chief (“to be finished”), venir a chief (“to accomplish (something)”); and Late Latin ad caput venire (“to complete (something)”)) + -er (a variant of -ier (suffix forming verbs). Chief is derived from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), possibly from *kap- (“head”).
* Late Latin *accapāre, the present active infinitive of *accapō (“to finish”), from Latin ad- (prefix meaning ‘to’) + *capum (from caput (“head”); see further above) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
* Late Latin achevare, acheviare (“to acknowledge feudal liability; to complete, end”)
* Old Occitan acabar (modern Occitan acabar)
Webster’s 1913
- verb To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; --as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.
- verb To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak.
Etymology [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “achieve”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details