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achever — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • complete verb To finish something so that nothing more remains to be done.
  • finalize verb To complete or settle something so it becomes fixed and final.
  • finish verb To complete or bring something to an end.
  • wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

achever is used for these senses in English:

  • complete (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
  • finalize (transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
  • finish (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
  • see through (transitive, idiomatic) To do something until it is finished; to continue working on (something) until it is finished.
  • wind up (transitive) To conclude, complete, or finish (something).

complete — full definition

  1. verb To finish something so that nothing more remains to be done.
  2. adj Having every part; with nothing missing.
  3. adj Total or absolute, used for emphasis.

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