different between undertaking vs achievement

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd?(?)?te?k??/

Noun

undertaking (plural undertakings)

1. The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
2. A promise or pledge; a guarantee
3. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise
4. The act of one who undertakes (in either sense)

   Antonym: overtaking (transport)

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Verb

undertaking

1. present participle of undertake

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)

1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
3. (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
4. (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

   Synonym: trophy

5. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.

Synonyms

• accomplishment

Derived terms

• achievement unlocked

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Further reading

• achievement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.