uppnå — meaning in English

English meaning

• achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
• derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.

Senses

uppnå is used for these senses in English:

• achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
• 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.]
• derive (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

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.

derive — full definition

1. verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
2. verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.

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