achieved
adj. US //əˈtʃivd// UK //ɐtʃˈiːvd// achieved
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1 successfully completed (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediate Academicdescribes a goal or status that has already been reached.
describing a state or status that has been attained or accomplished; often used in sociological contexts to describe status earned by merit.
ExampleAn achieved goal feels much better than one that was simply given to you.
ExampleSociologists distinguish between ascribed status, which is inherited at birth, and achieved status, which is earned through individual effort and choice.
UsageIn academic writing, it is frequently contrasted with 'ascribed'.