accomplish

The word “accomplish” means to succeed in doing or finishing something, especially something difficult. In plain terms, to finish a goal or task successfully.

“Accomplish” is pronounced uh-KUHM-plihsh (/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ in IPA).

Here is “accomplish” used in a sentence: “She accomplished her goal of running a marathon before turning forty.”

Words with a similar meaning to “accomplish” include do, perform, fulfill, realize, effect and effectuate.

“Accomplish” is a verb.

The word “accomplish” comes from Vulgar Latin. From Old French acomplir, from Vulgar Latin roots meaning "to fill up completely" — related to the English word "complete.".

“Accomplish” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

The two overlap heavily, but achieve tends to emphasize reaching a goal or standard, often over time ("achieve success"), while accomplish emphasizes successfully finishing a specific task or piece of work ("accomplish the mission"). In many sentences either word works.

Complete simply means to bring something to an end, with no comment on how hard it was, while accomplish implies succeeding at something that required effort or skill. You complete a form, but you accomplish a difficult goal.

Accomplish usually takes goal-like objects: you accomplish a task, a goal, a mission, an objective, a feat, or "a great deal." It is not normally used for trivial everyday actions, because the verb implies effort and difficulty.