saavuttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accomplish verb To succeed in doing or finishing something, especially something difficult.
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- attain verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
- notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
- overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
Senses
saavuttaa is used for these senses in English:
- accomplish (transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
- accomplish (transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
- accomplish (transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
- achieve (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]
- attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
- bring about (transitive) To accomplish, to achieve.
- catch up (ambitransitive) To reach something that had been ahead.
- notch (transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.