achievement

«achievement» in Mova's school dictionary: Something good you managed to do by working hard or being… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an achievement, achievements; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Something good you managed to do by working hard or being skilful. tree →

2) The act of succeeding or reaching a goal. tree →

sense 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 →
• The school gives an achievement award each term. tree →
• Climbing the mountain gave us a sense of achievement. tree →
• Her achievements include winning the spelling bee. tree →
• Finishing the marathon is an achievement. tree →
• Reading fifty books is quite an achievement. tree →

note

Verb: achieve. Spelling: "ie" (achieve, achievement). Countable for each success, uncountable for the general idea (a sense of achievement).

In the corpora

• Wise: be proud of real achievements, check the big words, and when views divide sharply, describe instead of shouting.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «achievement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.