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Collocations for achievement - noun

1. thing done successfully

ADJECTIVE

amazing, considerable (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fine, great, important, impressive, major, monumental, no mean (esp. BrE), notable, outstanding, real, remarkable, significant, tremendous
It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete.
This was no mean achievement for the government.
rare
unique
positive
crowning, main, supreme
He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career.
lasting
personal
math, mathematics, reading (all AmE)
low reading achievement in children
artistic, athletic (esp. AmE), cultural, economic, educational, engineering, literary, scientific, sporting (esp. BrE), technical, technological
Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements.
The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements.

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VERB + achievement

be, constitute, represent
This conference in itself represents a solid achievement.
celebrate, honour/honor, recognize
This award honours/honors the achievements of American women in medicine.

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PREPOSITION

achievement in
She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.

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PHRASES

quite an achievement
To be offered this job is quite an achievement.

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2. act of achieving sth

ADJECTIVE

high
two years of consistently high achievement
individual, personal
human
The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement.
academic, educational, intellectual
Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement.
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.

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… OF ACHIEVEMENT

level, standard

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VERB + achievement

measure
standards by which to measure human achievement

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achievement + NOUN

gap
the achievement gap between white and minority schoolchildren
award
He won a lifetime achievement award for cinematography.
test (esp. AmE)
amazing achievement test scores

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PHRASES

a feeling of achievement, a sense of achievement
Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.
a lack of achievement
a record of achievement
an impressive record of achievement

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