achieves
- 1Third-person singular present of achieve.
The team achieves better results when everyone communicates openly.
A well-rested mind achieves more in a morning than a tired one does all day.
Note
The -s ending marks agreement with he, she, it or a singular noun, while every other present-tense subject takes plain achieve. This form covers all the verb's living uses. With an object it means accomplishing or winning (the plan achieves its aim). Without one it means succeeding, now especially at school (a pupil who achieves). The older senses of finishing or turning out are obsolete.
achieves is a form of achieve
achieve, verb: To succeed in doing or reaching something you aimed for, usually through effort or skill. Full entry
- Spelling
- achieve → achieves: add -s
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