{
    "term": "achievement",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
                },
                {
                    "text": "sporting/artistic/academic achievements"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a **remarkable achievement** for such a young player."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **outstanding achievement**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This work is the **crowning achievement ***(= the greatest achievement)* of her career."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were proud of their children's achievements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This award honors the achievements of American women in medicine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was no mean achievement for the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To be offered this job is quite an achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is probably her greatest scientific achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This production is the supreme achievement of Opera North's first decade."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["amazing", "considerable", "extraordinary"],
                "verb + achievement": ["be", "constitute", "represent"],
                "preposition": ["achievement in"],
                "phrases": ["quite an achievement"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act or process of achieving something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the need to raise standards of **academic/educational achievement**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won a **lifetime achievement award** for cinematography."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Even a small success gives you **a sense of achievement** *(= a feeling of pride)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our aim is to close the achievement gap between different student groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "amazing achievement test scores"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an impressive record of achievement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "low reading achievement in children"
                },
                {
                    "text": "standards by which to measure human achievement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "two years of consistently high achievement"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "individual", "personal"],
                "… of achievement": ["level", "standard"],
                "verb + achievement": ["measure"],
                "achievement + noun": ["gap", "award", "test"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a feeling of achievement",
                    "a sense of achievement",
                    "a lack of achievement"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a reward that you can earn in some video games by completing a challenge or level",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If you complete the game in less than twelve hours, you are awarded an achievement at the end."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtʃiːvmənt/",
                "audio": "ac/achievement/achievement__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtʃiːvmənt/",
                "audio": "ac/achievement/achievement__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}