achieve

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to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort:

The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.

She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.

I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've achieved nothing.

to do or obtain something that you wanted after planning and working to make it happen:

She achieved her objective of qualifying for the US Olympic team.

I am hopeful that we can achieve peace eventually, but it is not going to be easy.

to successfully finish or do something you wanted to do, especially after a lot of effort:

attempt/strive/seek to achieve sth Salespersons strived to achieve maximum sales.

achieve an objective/goal/target The division has achieved its objective of being a major force in home entertainment.

It is hard to see how these projects can achieve their potential .

achieve success/profitability/savings