accomplishment

C1 Topic:Education & Learning
US /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ UK /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/
noun Freq #15663

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Something impressive that you have achieved through effort.

    Raising sales by twenty percent was a major accomplishment for the team.

  2. 2
    noun

    The act of finishing or successfully completing something.

    The accomplishment of the project required months of hard work.

  3. 3
    noun

    A skill or ability gained through training or practice.

    Playing the piano was just one of her many accomplishments.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · something impressive that... achievement
2 noun · the act of finishing or... completionfulfilment
3 noun · a skill or ability gained... skillattainmentacquirement
Word family
Forms accomplishments
Derived forms nonaccomplishmentoveraccomplishmentreaccomplishmentunaccomplishment

Etymology

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

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