Accomplishment

/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/ · noun

Meaning

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
3. Something accomplished; an achievement.
4. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Example Sentences

the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

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

Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;

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

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.’

Synonyms for accomplishment

Antonyms for accomplishment

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Word Forms

• accomplishments

Usage Notes

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