achieved

achieved
adjective Date: 1918 brought to or marked by a high degree of development or refinement ; finished <
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  • achieved — index complete (ended) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Achieved — Achieve 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • achieved — un·achieved; achieved; …   English syllables

  • achieved — a·chieved (ə chēvdʹ) adj. Highly skilled or developed; accomplished: “The author... is not merely lucky, but an achieved and deserving fiction writer” (Wright Morris). * * * …   Universalium

  • Achieved status — is a sociological term denoting a social position that a person acquires on the basis of merit. It reflects personal skills, abilities, and efforts. Examples of achieved status are being an Olympic athlete, being a criminal, or being a college… …   Wikipedia

  • achieved status — See status, achieved …   Dictionary of sociology

  • achieved — a·chieve || É™ tʃiːv v. obtain, attain; perform, accomplish; succeed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ACHIEVED — …   Useful english dictionary

  • achieved status — Sociol. the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort. Cf. ascribed status. [1960 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • achieved status — noun A social status of a person that is acquired, such as being an Olympic athlete, being a criminal, or being a college professor. Ant: ascribed status …   Wiktionary

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