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单词 accomplishing
释义

accomplish

verb

ac·​com·​plish ə-ˈkäm-plish How to pronounce accomplish (audio) -ˈkəm- How to pronounce accomplish (audio)
accomplished; accomplishing; accomplishes

transitive verb

1
: to bring about (a result) by effort
have much to accomplish today
2
: to bring to completion : fulfill
accomplish a job
3
: to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression)
would starve before accomplishing half the distance W. H. Hudson †1922
4
archaic
a
: to equip thoroughly
b
: perfect
accomplishable
ə-ˈkäm-pli-shə-bəl How to pronounce accomplish (audio)
-ˈkəm-
adjective
accomplisher noun

Synonyms

  • achieve
  • bring off
  • carry off
  • carry out
  • commit
  • compass
  • do
  • execute
  • follow through (with)
  • fulfill
  • fulfil
  • make
  • negotiate
  • perform
  • perpetrate
  • prosecute
  • pull off
  • put through
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Example Sentences

There are several different ways to accomplish the same task. Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.
Recent Examples on the Web Bandoleros are simpler than full-sized cars, but Penn is learning what various adjustments accomplish. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 Morrell remembers how many fans became excited last season watching Overn show what a multi-sport athlete could accomplish. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Now Finley will be tasked with helping Auburn accomplish its goals this season as the Tigers’ newly minted starting quarterback. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2022 There is a limit to what the LGBTQ+ community can accomplish without greater institutional support. David Stein, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 By training their teams to think and execute strategically, leaders can help their teams accomplish what previously required five days in a four-day workweek. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 String floss is also able to wrap all the way around the teeth, something water flossers can't accomplish. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 As vice president in 1993, Gore helped promote a measure that would accomplish the same thing as a carbon tax. Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 As vice president in 1993, Mr. Gore helped promote a measure that would accomplish the same thing as a carbon tax. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English acomplicen, accomplisshen, borrowed from Anglo-French acomplis-, stem of acomplir, acumplir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + complir, cumplir "to complete, fulfill," going back (with conjugation change) to Latin complēre "to fill up, complete" — more at complete entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

accomplish

verb

ac·​com·​plish ə-ˈkäm-plish How to pronounce accomplish (audio)
accomplished; accomplishing
: to succeed in doing or reaching
The club accomplished its goal of raising money.

accomplishing

verb

present participle of accomplish
as in achieving
to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • achieving
  • fulfilling
  • performing
  • executing
  • doing
  • making
  • implementing
  • committing
  • completing
  • prosecuting
  • negotiating
  • perpetrating
  • realizing
  • carrying out
  • finishing
  • compassing
  • attaining
  • effecting
  • pulling off
  • carrying off
  • putting through
  • effectuating
  • going through
  • practicing
  • bringing off
  • actualizing
  • following through (with)
  • acing
  • bringing about
  • nailing
  • repeating
  • reenacting
  • ending
  • practising
  • reduplicating
  • engaging (in)
  • winding up
  • working (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • failing
  • slighting
  • slurring
  • skimping
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