achieve
/əˈtʃiv/ v [T]Definition
› to do or obtain something that you wanted after planning and working to make it happen: She achieved her objective of qualifying for the US Olympic team. I am hopeful that we can achieve peace eventually, but it is not going to be easy. achievable /əˈtʃi·və·bəl/ adj [not gradable] › Increasing sales by 5 percent is an achievable goal.
(Definition of achieve v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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