🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

raggiungere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rah-jun-geh-reh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Achieve/əˈtʃiːv/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha lavorato sodo per raggiungere il suo obiettivo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To successfully bring about or reach a desired objective or result.

    "She worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor."
  2. 2

    To accomplish something through effort.

    "He achieved great success in his career."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French word achever, meaning 'to bring to an end' or 'accomplish', which stems from the Vulgar Latin phrase *ad caput venire*, meaning 'to come to a head' (from *ad* 'to' + *caput* 'head'). It entered the English language in the 14th century, gradually shifting in meaning from completing a task to successfully reaching a desired objective or goal through effort.

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