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2mass nounThe process or fact of achieving something.
‘the achievement of professional recognition’
‘assessing ability in terms of academic achievement’
‘a sense of achievement’
‘It felt quite relaxing for a change, so perhaps the month off the writing did me some good, and by the end of it I had a real sense of achievement.’
‘I get a real sense of achievement working from home - I get far more done, even if it is the weekend when I should be out playing in the sun.’
‘Whizzing along on the train, there was a sense of achievement recalling how we had cycled all that way only 48 hours earlier.’
‘After struggling to get yourself to the top, there is a real sense of achievement, and if it's not raining, the views can be fantastic.’
‘The author, like the sailor, could end up badly battered, or be greatly praised for his courage, skill and achievement.’
‘The other side effect is the lack of a sense of achievement or recognition.’
‘We should be aware of what can hamper our achievement and make the effort to overcome it.’
‘Nowadays we live in a culture that puts enormous stock in the achievement of flashy early success.’
‘I get a sense of achievement from not having a garden, and I've always tried to live somewhere that doesn't have one.’
‘Psychologists also claim that the sense of achievement after exercise also makes fitness enthusiasts feel better.’
‘Once at the bottom, we were all overwhelmed by the sense of achievement we had gained from our perseverance.’
‘Our service aims to support schools and families across the county in raising ethnic minority achievement, through bilingual assistance, projects, training and advisory support.’
‘Yet the buzz and sense of achievement that referees and officials in all guises seem to feel continues to amaze me.’
‘There's a sense of achievement when you buy yourself something special, because you know you have worked hard to get it.’
‘After 15 days, we have become like one big happy family where there is a sense of achievement and belonging.’
‘When I write and hit the publish button, I feel a proud sense of achievement and accomplishment.’
‘She is being put through her paces by mate Lorraine and says she will feel a sense of achievement in completing the 5km race.’
‘I love them because they're beautiful and because they're the symbol of kings and of my achievement and success.’
‘For all the children, sport offers a tangible sense of achievement.’
‘For both of them, the biggest pluses of losing weight have been buying lots of new clothes and also the sense of achievement.’
3Heraldry A representation of a coat of arms with all the adjuncts to which a bearer of arms is entitled.
‘It was therefore important for each achievement of arms to be different from all others - at least in every generation.’
‘The achievement is very complex, with twelve sections representing 12 families linked by marriage.’
‘This achievement is a good example of the canting coat.’
‘This stone shows the heraldic achievement of Henry, including, significantly for us, a stag, gorged, enclosed in a fence.’
‘This full achievement illustrates the Azure, Gules, and Ermine mantling issuing from the twisted wreath on the helmet, silver with gold bars, signifying the earl to be a peer, and surmounted by a wyvern crest.’