Meanings
verbaccomplish (third-person singular simple present accomplishes, present participle accomplishing, simple past and past participle accomplished)
present singular third person accomplishes · participle present accomplishing · participle past accomplished · past accomplished
- transitiveTo finish successfully.
- transitiveTo complete, as time or distance.
That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 9:21 more example
But the rising ground which lay between him and the French prevented him from seeing the enemy until he had accomplished half a league or more.
1855, William H[ickling] Prescott, “War with France”, in History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume I, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC, book I, page 231 - archaictransitiveTo equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
The armorers accomplishing the knights
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]2 more examples
It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those ends to which Providence did appoint it.
1638, John Wilkins, The Discovery of a World in the MooneThese qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect woman.
1863, Charles Cowden Clarke, Shakespeare's Characters - obsoletetransitiveTo gain; to obtain.
And more unlikely / Than to accomplish twenty golden crowns!
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]
Synonyms & antonyms
verbput in effect
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Origin
- Latincomplēre“fill up/out, complete”
- Vulgar Latin*(ac)complīre
- Old Frenchacompliss-
- Middle Englishaccomplisshen
- Englishaccomplish
From Middle English accomplisshen, acomplissen, from Old French acompliss-, extended stem of acomplir (Modern French accomplir), from Vulgar Latin *(ac)complīre, from Latin complēre (“fill up/out, complete”, whence English complete). First attested in the late 14th century.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek διαπράσσω, ἐξεργάζομαι
- διαπράσσω (diaprássō)to finish successfully
- ἐξεργάζομαι (exergázomai)to finish successfully
- ἐξεργάζομαι (exergázomai)to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Arabic أَدَّى
- أَدَّى (ʔaddā)to finish successfully
Bulgarian осъществявам, завършвам
- осъществявам (osăštestvjavam)to finish successfully
- завършвам (zavăršvam)to complete, as time or distance
- извършвам (izvăršvam)to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- осъществявам (osăštestvjavam)to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Catalan aconseguir
- aconseguirto finish successfully
Chinese Mandarin 達到 /达到
- 達到 /达到 (dádào)to finish successfully
Danish fuldende, fuldende
- fuldendeto finish successfully
- fuldendeto complete, as time or distance
- fuldendeto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- fuldende(archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly
Dutch volbrengen, volbrengen
- volbrengento finish successfully
- volbrengento bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Finnish suorittaa, toteuttaa
- suorittaato finish successfully
- toteuttaato finish successfully
- saada tehdyksito finish successfully
- saattaa päätökseento finish successfully
- saada aikaanto finish successfully
- suorittaato complete, as time or distance
- saavuttaato complete, as time or distance
- suorittaato bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- saavuttaato bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- varustaa(archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly
- hankkia(obsolete) to gain; to obtain
French accomplir, accomplir
- accomplirto finish successfully
- accomplirto complete, as time or distance
- accomplirto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
German vollenden vollziehen, ausführen
- vollenden vollziehento finish successfully
- ausführento finish successfully
- vollendento complete, as time or distance
- vollendento bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- vollenden(archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly
Greek επιτυγχάνω
- επιτυγχάνω (epityncháno)to finish successfully
Hebrew בִּצֵּעַ
- בִּצֵּעַ (bitséa)to finish successfully
Hindi सफलता, उपलब्धि
- सफलता (saphaltā)to finish successfully
- उपलब्धि (uplabdhi)to finish successfully
Italian compiere, realizzare
- compiereto finish successfully
- realizzareto finish successfully
- completareto complete, as time or distance
- trascorrereto complete, as time or distance
- concretizzareto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- rifinire(archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly
- ottenere(obsolete) to gain; to obtain
Latin patrō, perpetrō
- patrōto finish successfully
- perpetrōto finish successfully
- peragōto finish successfully
Māori whakatutuki, whakatutuki
- whakatutukito finish successfully
- whakatutukito bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Norwegian Bokmål fullbyrde, fullende
- fullbyrdeto finish successfully
- fullendeto finish successfully
- effektuereto finish successfully
- fullføreto complete, as time or distance
- fullendeto complete, as time or distance
- sluttføreto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- avstedkommeto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- utretteto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- opptjene(obsolete) to gain; to obtain
Polish dokonywać, dokonać
- dokonywaćto finish successfully
- dokonaćto finish successfully
Portuguese conseguir, concretizar
- conseguirto finish successfully
- concretizarto bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Russian заверша́ть, заверши́ть
- заверша́ть (zaveršátʹ)to complete, as time or distance
- заверши́ть (zaveršítʹ)to complete, as time or distance
- осуществля́ть (osuščestvljátʹ)to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- осуществи́ть (osuščestvítʹ)to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
Swedish fullborda, åstadkomma
- fullbordato finish successfully
- åstadkommato bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
- uträttato bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform
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