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Traditional English :: achieve
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achiever.html - v.tr. 1 a reach or attain by effort (achieved victory). b acquire, gain, earn (achieved notoriety). 2 accomplish or carry out (a feat or task). 3 absol. be successful; attain a desired level of performance. achievable adj. achiever n. [ME f. OF achever f. a chief to a head] |
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Traditional English :: achievement
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achiever.html - n. 1 something achieved. 2 a the act of achieving. b an instance of this. 3 Psychol. performance in a standardized test. 4 Heraldry a an escutcheon with adjuncts, or bearing, esp. in memory of a distinguished feat. b = HATCHMENT. |
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Traditional English :: achieve
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achiever.html - v.tr. 1 a reach or attain by effort (achieved victory). b acquire, gain, earn (achieved notoriety). 2 accomplish or carry out (a feat or task). 3 absol. be successful; attain a desired level of performance. achievable adj. achiever n. [ME f. OF achever f. a chief to a head] |
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Traditional English :: achievement
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achiever.html - n. 1 something achieved. 2 a the act of achieving. b an instance of this. 3 Psychol. performance in a standardized test. 4 Heraldry a an escutcheon with adjuncts, or bearing, esp. in memory of a distinguished feat. b = HATCHMENT. |
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English Idioms :: Achilles' heel
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achiever.html - {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./ |
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Traditional English :: achieve
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achiever.html - v.tr. 1 a reach or attain by effort (achieved victory). b acquire, gain, earn (achieved notoriety). 2 accomplish or carry out (a feat or task). 3 absol. be successful; attain a desired level of performance. achievable adj. achiever n. [ME f. OF achever f. a chief to a head] |
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