accomplish

English Online Dictionary. What means accomplish‎? What does accomplish mean?

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/, /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/
• (New Zealand, General Australian) IPA^(key): /əˈkɐm.plɪʃ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ccom‧plish

Verb

accomplish (third-person singular simple present accomplishes, present participle accomplishing, simple past and past participle accomplished)

1. (transitive) To finish successfully.
2. (transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
3. (transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
4. (transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
6. (transitive, Philippines) To fill out a form.

Synonyms

• do, perform, fulfill, realize, effect, effectuate, complete, consummate, execute, achieve, perfect, equip, furnish, carry out, pull off

Derived terms

Related terms

• complete
• comply

Translations

References

Further reading

• “accomplish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “accomplish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “accomplish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.