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v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

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v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

realize, realise

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

produce, bring about, give rise

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

cause, do, make

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

dispatch, discharge, complete

v. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

score, hit, tally, rack up

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

cross-file, register

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

procure, secure

v. get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

receive, have

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

run, execute

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish

v. finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

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fail, go wrong, miscarry

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

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