Collocations for achievement - noun
1. thing done successfully
ADJ.
considerable, extraordinary, fine, great, important, impressive, major, no mean, notable, outstanding, real, remarkable, significant, tremendous
This was no mean achievement for the government.
This was no mean achievement for the government.
rare | unique | concrete, solid | crowning, main, proudest, supreme | lasting | modest | personal | architectural, artistic, cultural, economic, educational, engineering, literary, scientific, sporting, technical, technological
VERB + ACHIEVEMENT
be, constitute, represent
This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement.
This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement.
PREP.
~ in
She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.
She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.
PHRASES
quite an achievement
To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement.
To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement.
2. act of achieving sth
ADJ.
high
two years of consistently high achievement
two years of consistently high achievement
positive | individual, personal | human
He believes European civilization was the high point of human achievement.
He believes European civilization was the high point of human achievement.
academic, educational, intellectual
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of achievement
Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.
Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.
a lack of achievement, a level/standard of achievement, a record of achievement
an impressive record of achievement
an impressive record of achievement