achievement
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /əˈtʃiːvmənt/US /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
Meaning
noun
a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill
“the greatest scientific achievement of the decade”
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“So, given a time-turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition or achievement.”
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“Perhaps the American Academy of Achievement summarized our speaker's impact best when it noted, "Having already revolutionized the way the world buys books, Jeff Bezos is now transforming the way we read”
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“(Laughter) And I like university professors, but, you know, we shouldn't hold them up as the high-water mark of all human achievement.”
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