accomplish
part of speech
verb (accomplish, accomplishes, accomplished, accomplishing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To accomplish something is to succeed in doing it, especially after hard work. tree →
2) (adjective «accomplished») Accomplished means very skilled: an accomplished pianist. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often it means God bringing His purpose to completion, or a person finishing a set time. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God completes what He plans and what concerns each person, so the faithful may trust Him. In the primary lessons: In school reports and goals, «what did you accomplish this term?» means what did you manage to do. In stories, heroes accomplish tasks or quests. «Mission accomplished» means the job is done. In maths, «the task is accomplished» means solved.
examples
- I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?' (Writings ECC.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. (Writings JOB.14.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD will accomplish that which concerneth me; Thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; forsake not the work of Thine own hands. (Writings PSA.138.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- She accomplished her goal of swimming a length. tree →
- We accomplished a lot in one afternoon. tree →
- The knight accomplished his quest. tree →
- It took months to accomplish the job. tree →
- He is an accomplished violinist. tree →
- What do you hope to accomplish this year? tree →
- Mission accomplished — the cake is baked! tree →
- By heaven’s grace I may accomplish my purpose, and, if so, I will come back to you.” tree →
note
Regular verb: accomplished. Noun: accomplishment. Pronounced a-KUM-plish. Similar: achieve, complete, manage.
In the corpora
- For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and Mine anger shall be to their destruction.
- I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me.
- The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; and it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
- Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
- It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be leafy.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «accomplish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.