Used in a Sentence

achieves

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for achieves.

Editorial note

Rewriting in Rust generally achieves that, because it is a re-architecting and refactoring step with concurrency in mind.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of achieves gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

verb

(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

verb

(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for achieves.

verb

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

verb

(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

verb

(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

verb

(transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).

Example sentences

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Rewriting in Rust generally achieves that, because it is a re-architecting and refactoring step with concurrency in mind.

2

Doing this at the same time achieves the opposite effect and increases the amount of compromised systems.

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More warp (warmth) is the gap in sound as the needle achieves that coveted liftoff effect.

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It really depends on their goal for that page, and whether they think it achieves it better in it's current state.

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This proposal achieves substantive equality without sacrificing procedural equality and without preventing either party from spending as much as they want.

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An ad/flash/js blocker achieves much the same and then some by further reducing the latency to collect everything needed to render.

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I'd assume that the argument would be that the government achieves equity more quickly, but at a cost.

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The more successful it is, the less it achieves its original goals.

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In the Indian context, till India achieves what it is capable of, this article will remain a guiding principle; and it will remain relevant.

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The design also achieves what some exascale proposals are trying to achieve with R&D in terms of better integrating CPU & memory with lower energy.

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The usual way to do Translation Invariance is with the structure of the network resulting in what's called a convolutional neural network (conv+pool actually achieves this).

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It seems to me that any system, whether based on a statistical model or some other approach, that achieves a valid translation is clearly a success.

Quote examples

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I don't think any business that achieves that sort of valuation should be considered a "startup".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use achieves in a sentence?

Rewriting in Rust generally achieves that, because it is a re-architecting and refactoring step with concurrency in mind.

What does achieves mean?

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.

What part of speech is achieves?

achieves is commonly used as verb.