different between duty vs achievement
duty
English
Etymology
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe) + Middle English -te, (borrowed from Old French -te from Latin -t?tem, accusative masculine singular of -t?s). Akin to due + -ty (Alternative form of -ity).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?dju?ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /du?ti/
- Rhymes: -u?ti
- Homophone: doody (for some speakers)
Noun
duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson
- England expects that every man will do his duty.
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson
- The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- customs duty; excise duty
- (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XX:
- Take that which is thy duty, and goo thy waye.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XX:
- (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
Usage notes
- Adjectives often used with "duty": public, private, moral, legal, social, double, civic, contractual, political, judicial, etc.
Synonyms
- (that which one is obligated to do): obligation
Antonyms
- duty-free (taxes)
- (that which one is obligated to do): right
Derived terms
Related terms
- due
Translations
Further reading
- duty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- duty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- duty at OneLook Dictionary Search
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?dut?]
Participle
duty
- past passive participle of du?
Declension
duty From the web:
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achievement
English
Etymology
From Middle French achevement, from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”). Compare Modern French achèvement; the heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment. Equivalent to achieve +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?i?vm?nt/
Noun
achievement (countable and uncountable, plural achievements)
- The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
- A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
- (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
- (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
- Synonym: trophy
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
Synonyms
- accomplishment
Derived terms
- achievement unlocked
Translations
Further reading
- achievement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
achievement From the web:
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- what achievement are you most proud of
- what achievement means
- what achievements did the aztecs have
- what achievements did the mayans have
- what achievements did mesopotamia have
- what achievement is charlemagne most remembered for
- what achievements did the incas have
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