accident
Her car was involved in a big accident.
Her car was involved in a serious accident.
a
bad/dreadful/nasty/serious/fatal accident
(NOT
big
)
accommodation
Could you help me look for an accommodation?
Could you help me look for accommodation?
Accommodations in London are very expensive.
Accommodation in London is very expensive.
In British English
accommodation
(= a place to stay or live in) is always uncountable: ‘For the first
year we stayed in rented accommodation.’ In American English both
accommodation
and
accommodations
(plural) are used.
accomplish
To accomplish world unity, we need peace.
To achieve world unity, we need peace.
A balanced diet is accomplished by eating many different kinds of food.
A balanced diet is achieved by eating many different kinds of food.
When you
accomplish
something, you manage to do it or complete it, especially something that
gives you satisfaction: ‘She felt that she could accomplish more through journalism.’ ‘During his
five years as President, he accomplished very little.’
When you
achieve
something, you manage to do or obtain what you have planned to do or
obtain, especially after a lot of effort: ‘The company intends to achieve all these goals within the
next five years.’ ‘By the age of twenty, she had already achieved her ambition.’
Note that
achieve
is also used to mean ‘accomplish’: ‘By the end of the course, you will feel that
you’ve really achieved something.’
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