to accomplish

Examples

• All

• So in the end, your father and Pug accomplished everything they set out to do.

  Fiction book (1991)

• What three goals do you want to accomplish in the next year?

  Academic text (2011)

• If you quit, whatever you were trying to accomplish can never happen.

• If you believe in yourself, you can at least accomplish some of your dreams.

• But you cannot accomplish what you have not focused on.

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• But what can you hope to accomplish there?

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• Next, they must discover models in nature that accomplish the same task successfully.

  Academic text (2011)

• Look at what you need to accomplish your goals and break it down into manageable steps.

  Academic text (2011)

• People have an innate desire to accomplish things.

• You have accomplished great things, and you're going to accomplish even more.

  Harvard University

Synonyms

R

to reach

vsto accomplish

∞ 1.1

Get to a place, level, or goal after effort

emphasizes completing something successfully rather than simply arriving at a state

A

to achieve

vsto accomplish

∞ 2.3

To reach a goal by effort or skill

is about finishing something successfully through effort rather than mere success

C

to complete

vsto accomplish

∞ 1.0

To finish something or make it whole

adds the sense of success after effort rather than only ending something

C

to carry out

vsto accomplish

348 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

places more weight on achieving success and completion after effort

F

to fulfill

vsto accomplish

• US

265 2.8

To do what is required or promised

is more about achieving success through effort than meeting a requirement

E

to execute

vsto accomplish

233 3.6

To carry out a plan or task

adds the idea of successful completion after effort rather than mere performance

A

to attain

vsto accomplish

110 3.9

To reach a level, place, or goal after hard work

focuses more on completing a task successfully rather than only reaching a level

G

to get the job done

vsto accomplish

94 2.4

To finish a task well and quickly

stresses successful completion after effort rather than just efficient results

F

to finish the project

vsto accomplish

15 1.8

Complete all the work needed for a task

is broader, covering successful completion of many kinds of tasks after effort

C

to consummate

vsto accomplish

• Formal

8 7.4

To make something complete or perfect

means successful finishing after effort but without implying perfection

C

to carry through

vsto accomplish

2 3.7

Finish something successfully when it is difficult

is similar but is not limited to difficult or challenging tasks

Antonyms

F

to fail

898 1.0

Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do

How Successful

to achieve

∞ 2.3

to accomplish

942 2.6

to try

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology