From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaccomplishac‧com‧plish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] DOto succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve We have accomplished all we set out to do. Mission accomplished (=we have done what we intended to do).► see thesaurus at succeed→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
accomplish• Amy's very proud of what she's accomplished.• At any rate, it had been accomplished.• Easy enough to say, but sometimes hard to accomplish!• She found the job frustrating, and felt she wasn't accomplishing anything there.• How can so much movement in the wrong direction be accomplished in one year?• As you accomplish tasks, cross them off your list.• But not all pretended deeds have to fall short of their normal function in order to accomplish their communicative purpose.• What exactly do you hope to accomplish this year?Mission accomplished• And that was it? Mission accomplished?• Carol hadn't stirred. Mission accomplished.• Then retreat along the trail. Mission accomplished.Origin accomplish (1300-1400) Old French acomplir, from Vulgar Latin accomplere, from Latin ad- “to” + complere ( → COMPLETE1) 