achievement
noun (an achievement, achievements; also uncountable)
Everyday
- Something good you managed to do by working hard or being skilful. tree →
- The act of succeeding or reaching a goal. tree →
In the lessons
In school: achievement awards, certificates and progress (pupil achievement). In stories it marks a success. In maths, achievement levels and scores. Phrases: a great achievement, sense of achievement, achievement award, proud of her achievements.
Examples
- Learning to swim was a big achievement for him. tree →
- The school gives an achievement award each term. tree →
- Climbing the mountain gave us a sense of achievement. tree →
- Her achievements include winning the spelling bee. tree →
- Finishing the marathon is an achievement. tree →
- Reading fifty books is quite an achievement. tree →
Note
Verb: achieve. Spelling: "ie" (achieve, achievement). Countable for each success, uncountable for the general idea (a sense of achievement).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «achievement» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «achievement» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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