(~s)
1.
The ~ of an aim is the achieving of it. (FORMAL)
...the ~ of independence.
= achievement
N-UNCOUNT
2.
An ~ is a skill you have learned or something you have achieved. (FORMAL)
...their educational ~s.
N-COUNT
(~s)
1.
The ~ of an aim is the achieving of it. (FORMAL)
...the ~ of independence.
= achievement
N-UNCOUNT
2.
An ~ is a skill you have learned or something you have achieved. (FORMAL)
...their educational ~s.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012