κατορθώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
• attain verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
• manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
• succeed verb To achieve a desired goal or outcome.

Senses

κατορθώνω is used for these senses in English:

• achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
• attain (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
• succeed (intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).

achieve — full definition

1. verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
2. verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.

attain — full definition

1. verb To succeed in reaching or achieving something through effort.
2. noun Something reached or achieved; an accomplishment. (Rare use; usually replaced by "attainment.")

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