accomplishment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

   the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

2. 2
   noun

   That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

   I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.

3. 3
   noun

   Something accomplished; an achievement.

   Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.

4. 4
   noun

   The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

   Thus it is attested that some children have taken an accomplishment verb like disappear, which does not have a causative counterpart, and used it as a causative accomplishment in sentences like He disappeared it, i.e. ‘He made it disappear.’

5. 5
   noun

   the action of accomplishing something

6. 6
   noun

   an ability that has been acquired by training

Etymology

* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir