to achieve some result

  • 1Achieve — A*chieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; [ a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. To carry on to a final close;… …

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  • 2Some Thoughts Concerning Education — is a 1693 treatise on education written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in Britain. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages… …

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  • 3result — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 outcome/effect ADJECTIVE ▪ beneficial, encouraging, favourable/favorable, good, positive ▪ the beneficial results of the reforms to the economy ▪ For best …

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  • 4achieve — verb /əˈtʃiːv/ a) To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. , Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any… …

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  • 5achieve — [c]/əˈtʃiv / (say uh cheev) verb (achieved, achieving) –verb (t) 1. to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: *But INEXPERIENCE cannot possibly achieve any intended artistic effect. –miles franklin, 1946. 2. to bring about, as by… …

  • 6achieve — achievable, adj. achiever, n. /euh cheev /, v., achieved, achieving. v.t. 1. to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose. 2. to get or attain by effort; gain; obtain: to achieve… …

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  • 7Pope Gregory VII — Infobox Pope English name=Gregory VII birth name=Ildebrando di Soana term start=April 22, 1073 term end=May 25, 1085 predecessor=Alexander II successor=Victor III birth date=c. 1020 birthplace=Sovana, Italy dead=dead|death date=death… …

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  • 8process — pro·cess / prä ˌses, prō / n 1: a continuous operation, art, or method esp. in manufacture whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process...may obtain a patent therefor U.S. Code 2 a: procedure (1) see also …

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  • 9mean — 1. verb /miːn/ a) To intend. Anone he meaned hym, and wolde have had hym home unto his ermytage. b) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as ones intention. Syn: convey, indicate …

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  • 10Gregorian Reform — The Gregorian Reform was a series of reforms initiated by Pope Gregory VII and the circle he formed in the papal curia, circa 1050 ndash;1080, which dealt with the moral integrity and independence of the clergy. These reforms are considered to be …

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