Accomplishment Meaning
/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
nounThat which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
Sentence Examples
An accomplishment cannot be looked upon as yours unless you have paddled your own canoe.
Lindbergh's solo nonstop transatlantic flight was a remarkable accomplishment.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Winning the science fair was a proud ____ for the young student.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Completing the marathon was a major personal ____ for her.
Word Origin & History
* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing."
— 1763, Charles Churchill, The Ghost, Book III:
"Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;"
— 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:
"Thus it is attested that some children have taken an accomplishment verb like disappear, which does not have a causative counterpart, and used it as a causative accomplishment in sentences like He disappeared it, i.e. ‘He made it disappear.’"
— 1997, Robert van Valin, Randy LaPolla, Syntax, pages 183-84:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Winning the science fair was a proud ____ for the young student.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Completing the marathon was a major personal ____ for her.