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 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
- 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.