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# achievement

noun (an achievement, achievements; also uncountable)

«achievement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something good you managed to do by working hard or being skilful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#m1)
2. The act of succeeding or reaching a goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x1)
- The school gives an achievement award each term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x2)
- Climbing the mountain gave us a sense of achievement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x3)
- Her achievements include winning the spelling bee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x4)
- Finishing the marathon is an achievement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x5)
- Reading fifty books is quite an achievement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/achievement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«achievement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/achievement.html) on Mova free.