achieve

verb7

1. •
   to reach a goal or get the result someone hoped for by working hard or being good at something

   • VVhy some are borne great, some atchieue greatnesse, and some haue greatnesse throvvne vpon them. — 1601
2. •
   To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.

   • to achieve one’s goals
   • Hannah achieved her lifelong dream of winning a medal at the Olympics.
3. •
   To attain a goal; to succeed in something, now especially in academic performance; (generally) to make an effort; strive.

   • He could really achieve in school if he worked hard.
4. •
   To obtain (a physical thing); to get.

   • Mon[tano]. But good Leiutenant, is your Generall vviu'd? / [Michael] Cas[sio]. Most fortunately, he hath atchieu'd a maide, / That parragons description, and vvild fame: […] — 1603
5. •
   (literary, no longer used) Followed by to: to attain a certain position, status, etc.

   • Spitz was a practised fighter. From Spitzbergen through the Arctic, and across Canada and the Barrens, he had held his own with all manner of dogs and achieved to mastery over them. — 1903
6. •
   (no longer used) To end or finish (something); to terminate; (specifically, military) to win (a battle or war).

   • Bid them atchieue me, and then sell my bones. / Good God, vvhy should they mock good fellovvs thus? / The man that once did sell the Lions skin, / VVhile the beast liued, vvas kild vvith hunting him. — 1599
7. •
   (no longer used) To come to an end; conclude, end; also, to result, to turn out; or (uncommon) to be affected by fate in a certain way.

   • For god knoweth⸝ and so doth all other good townes⸝ that ye be ĩ [in] the ryght of this warre. Wherfore all your busynes shall acheue the better. — 1523