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Verb: achieve  u'cheev
  1. To gain with effort
    "she achieved her goal despite setbacks";
    - accomplish, attain, reach

Derived forms: achieved, achieves, achieving

Type of: bring home the bacon [informal], come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], deliver the goods, succeed, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], win

Encyclopedia: Achieve