accomplishment

UK /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/ US /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

2

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.

Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;

3

Something accomplished; an achievement.

Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.

4

The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Thus it is attested that some children have taken an accomplishment verb like disappear, which does not have a causative counterpart, and used it as a causative accomplishment in sentences like He disappeared it, i.e. ‘He made it disappear.’

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