Meaning & use
achieved results
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Meanings
nounplural
Results that have actually been produced or reached, especially after effort or a process.
Grammar: Always plural in this phrase; the singular would be an achieved result.
Patterns
- achieved results in something
- measure achieved results
- compare achieved results with targets
The report compares the achieved results with the original goals.
After six months, the team reviewed its achieved results and adjusted the plan.
Achieved results in reading improved across all grade levels.
nounplural
Successful outcomes that bring credit or recognition to a person or organization.
Grammar: Here the focus is on success, not just on what was completed.
Patterns
- proud of achieved results
- outstanding achieved results
The manager was praised for the achieved results of the sales campaign.
Her achieved results in the competition earned her a scholarship.
Common combinations
- measure achieved results
- We need clear indicators to measure achieved results.
- achieved results against targets
- The audit checked achieved results against targets.
- report achieved results
- Departments must report achieved results every quarter.
- improve achieved results
- New teaching methods helped improve achieved results.
Synonyms and how they differ
- outcomes
- Outcomes is more neutral and can include planned or unexpected effects, while achieved results stresses that something was actually reached.
- accomplishments
- Accomplishments usually refers to things done successfully by a person, often listed on a résumé.
- attainments
- Attainments is more formal and often refers to skills or knowledge gained over time.
Opposites
Word family
- achieve verb
- To succeed in doing or getting something after effort.
- achievement noun
- Something important that you succeed in doing.
- achievable adjective
- Possible to achieve; realistic.
Commonly confused: achieved results or achievement?
achieved results vs achievement
Achievement is a countable noun for a single success, while achieved results refers to measured outcomes.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses the phrase most naturally.
Choose one answer.
'Results' is plural, so it takes 'were'; option 1 uses a singular verb, option 2 uses a plural verb with singular 'result', and option 3 has the wrong verb form.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “achieved results”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.