to successfully do or obtain something after working hard
After months of training, she achieved her dream of running a marathon.
The underdog basketball team achieved victory in the final seconds of the game.
✦ Middle English ‘acheven’, from Old French ‘achever’ meaning ‘to come to a head, bring to completion’.
to reach a particular level, amount, or standard
The new electric car achieves a range of 400 kilometers on a single charge.
Our school hopes to achieve a 100% graduation rate this year.
✦ Middle English ‘acheven’, from Old French ‘achever’. The sense of reaching a level developed in the 1700s relating to numerical or measurable goals.
