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accomplish

/əˈkɒmplɪʃ/uh-KOM-plish
/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/uh-KAHM-plish

Meaningto fill up

Common meaning: to complete

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchacomplirsource
  2. Middle Englishaccomplisensource
  3. Englishaccomplish‘to complete’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French acomplir ‘to fill up’.

Roots

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