accomplishment
//əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt//
Forms
- Plural
- accomplishments
Definitions
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.
- I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.
3.Something accomplished; an achievement.
- Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.
4.The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4632
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
* First attested in the early 15th century.
* (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600.
* accomplish + -ment
* Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir