Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being achieved or performed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being achieved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
achieved , which either means possible or probable. - adjective Not linked to fate or outside influences.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
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Examples
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Imagine the most perfect creamy, round flavor achievable from a glass of milk and then intensify it beyond any dairy-like thing you've know before.
Score: Tied Sarah Lenz 2009
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Talking of markets, rule of law and democracy as separately achievable is a red herring.
Bryan Gets Some Pushback, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Imagine the most perfect creamy, round flavor achievable from a glass of milk and then intensify it beyond any dairy-like thing you've know before.
Archive 2009-03-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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Though I did discover his short stores with relief, now I can love Ben Okri in achievable portions.
Giving Up Roger Sutton 2009
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To say that they should have traded that security for the chance of having a larger majority I don't think even Skelton is claiming a veto-proof majority was achievable is short-sighted.
Archive 2006-08-01 Ron Buckmire 2006
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To say that they should have traded that security for the chance of having a larger majority I don't think even Skelton is claiming a veto-proof majority was achievable is short-sighted.
Why George Skelton is Wrong About Partisan Redistricting Ron Buckmire 2006
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I will set short- and long-term achievable health goals for myself and do everything in my power to obtain them.
Fire Up Your Metabolism Lyssie Lakatos 2004
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And readily achievable is defined as that which is easily accomplishable.
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Especially with the brain mapping project; you wrote about gathering scientists to decide on a philanthropic endeavor to invest in, and more or less insisting that they come up with something with a near-term achievable goal.
Boing Boing Rob Beschizza 2011
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START and hosting this week's international nuclear security summit, and by seeking to create a short term achievable goal to increase regulation of the world's weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium, President Obama has given the international community an opportunity to take some modest but concrete steps toward furthering the goals set forth in the list of "Highlights" outlining the immediate steps committed to by individual nations that participated in the summit.
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