Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [uh-kom-plish]
- /əˈkɒm plɪʃ/
- /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [uh-kom-plish]
- /əˈkɒm plɪʃ/
Definitions of accomplish word
- verb accomplish If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it. 3
- verb accomplish to manage to do; achieve 3
- verb accomplish to conclude successfully; complete 3
- verb transitive accomplish to do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance) 3
- verb transitive accomplish to make complete; perfect 3
- verb with object accomplish to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of accomplish
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, earlier accomplice < Middle French accompliss-, stem of acomplir, equivalent to a- ac- + complir ≪ Latin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Accomplish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accomplish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
accomplish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accomplish
verb accomplish
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
Antonyms for accomplish
verb accomplish
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
Top questions with accomplish
- food heated to 165 f will accomplish what?
- what did the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo accomplish?
- what did hillary clinton accomplish?
- what did james monroe accomplish?
- what did the black panthers accomplish?
- what did bill clinton accomplish as president?
- what did george hw bush accomplish?
- what did hillary accomplish as secretary of state?
- what did andrew jackson accomplish?
- what did jackie robinson help to accomplish?
- what two things did the black codes try to accomplish?
- what did andrew jackson accomplish as president?
- what did the philadelphia abolition society accomplish?
- what did julius caesar accomplish?
- what does nitrogen fixation accomplish?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with ac
- Words starting with acc
- Words starting with acco
- Words starting with accom
- Words starting with accomp
- Words starting with accompl
- Words starting with accompli
- Words starting with accomplis
- Words starting with accomplish