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out|a|chieve
out|a|chieve «OWT uh CHEEV», transitive verb, -chieved, -chiev|ing.
to surpass in achievements; do better than: »

America has almost begged for trouble by expecting children to outachieve their parents, yet wanting them still to look up to them (Time).


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  • a|chieve|ment — «uh CHEEV muhnt», noun. 1. something achieved or won by exertion; some plan or action carried out with courage or unusual ability: »Sailing a submarine under the North Pole was a great achievement. Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel prize for …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|chieve — «uh CHEEV», verb, a|chieved, a|chiev|ing. –v.t. 1. to carry out to a successful end; accomplish; do: »Did you achieve all that you expected to today? He soon learned that you cannot achieve much without work. ... they would concentrate their… …   Useful english dictionary

  • outachieve — out a•chieve′ v. t. chieved, chiev•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • Achieve — A*chieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [ a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To carry on to a final close;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achieved — Achieve A*chieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [ a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To carry on to a final… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achieving — Achieve A*chieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [ a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To carry on to a final… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cremona — For other uses, see Cremona (disambiguation). Cremona   Comune   Comune di Cremona Municipality of Cremona …   Wikipedia

  • Foligno — Infobox CityIT img coa = Foligno Stemma.png official name = Comune di Foligno name=Foligno|mapx=42.9|mapy=12.69 region = Umbria province = Perugia (PG) elevation m = 234 area total km2 = 263 population as of = january 1, 2005 population total =… …   Wikipedia

  • achieve — a|chieve [ ə tʃiv ] verb *** transitive to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort: The Republic of Tunisia achieved independence from France in 1957. the first signs that a breakthrough had been… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • a|chiev´er — a|chieve «uh CHEEV», verb, a|chieved, a|chiev|ing. –v.t. 1. to carry out to a successful end; accomplish; do: »Did you achieve all that you expected to today? He soon learned that you cannot achieve much without work. ... they would concentrate… …   Useful english dictionary

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