achievement
noun
thing done successfully
ADJ. considerable, extraordinary, fine, great, important, impressive, major, no mean, notable, outstanding, real, remarkable, significant, tremendous This was no mean achievement for the government.| rare | unique | concrete, solid | crowning, main, proudest, supreme | lasting | modest | personal | architectural, artistic, cultural, economic, educational, engineering, literary, scientific, sporting, technical, technological
VERB + ACHIEVEMENT be, constitute, represent This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement.
PREP. ~ in She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.
PHRASES quite an achievement To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement.
act of achieving sth
ADJ. high two years of consistently high achievement| positive | individual, personal | human He believes European civilization was the high point of human achievement.| academic, educational, intellectual Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.
PHRASES a feeling/sense of achievement Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.| a lack of achievement, a level/standard of achievement, a record of achievement an impressive record of achievement
