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   achievement

   /əˈtʃiːvm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage: "to reach this stage is a great achievement" Similar attainmentreachinggainingwinningacquirementprocurementrealizationaccomplishmentfulfilmentfulfillingcarrying outcarrying througheffectingimplementationexecutionperformanceengineeringconclusionconcludingcompletioncompletingcloseclosingfinishingconsummationsuccessfruitioninformal:winding uprare:effectuationreificationaccomplishmentattainmentfeatperformanceundertakingactactiondeedeffortexploitmanoeuvreoperationenterpriseworkhandiworkcreationtriumphsuccesspositive resultcoupmaster strokestroke of genius
   • 2. the process or fact of achieving something: "the achievement of professional recognition"
   • 3. a representation of a coat of arms with all the adjuncts to which a bearer of arms is entitled.

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   What does achievement mean?

   • achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement. It was a great achievement. Getting the project done on time was a real achievement. Recent Examples on the Web There now exists an opportunity to build a bright new future of unity, success, and achievement.

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   What is a great achievement?

   • An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort. Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great achievement. Achievement is the process of achieving something. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Where did the word achievement come from?

   • The first records of the term achievement come from the 1400s. It comes from the French word achevement, meaning “conclusion,” from Old French achever, “to bring to an end,” from the phrase a chef, meaning “to a head” or “to a conclusion.” The suffix -ment is used in nouns and indicates an action or state.

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   What does 'achieving' mean?

   • Something accomplished through great effort, skill, perseverance, or courage. The act of achieving or accomplishment. (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.)

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   What is the difference between an award and an achievement?

   • An award is an achievement. Achievement can also refer to the act of achieving, as in We need to focus on the achievement of these goals. This sense of the word doesn’t always imply impressiveness by itself—it often means the same thing as completion. Example: Becoming a nurse is a major achievement—it represents years of hard work and sacrifice.

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   How is Achievement measured?

   • Achievement on standards is often measured through external tests, although data are sometimes also collected on achievement through teachers' reports based on classroom assessment. It is by any standards a remarkable achievement and a magnificent map which ought to be much better known.

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     ACHIEVEMENT definicja: 1. something very good and difficult...

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     ACHIEVEMENT translate: osiągnięcie, sukces, osiągnięcie....

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     ACHIEVEMENT translate: successo, conquista, profitto,...

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     ACHIEVEMENT translate: logro, logro [masculine], éxito...

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   A noun used to describe something finished successfully or the act of accomplishing, achievement comes from the similarly spelled Middle French achievement “a finishing.” For some people, just being able to make it to work every day on time could be considered an achievement, but

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