conseguir

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōnsequiō or *cōnsequō, from Latin cōnsequor.

Verb

conseguir

1. (transitive) to get, gain, obtain

Conjugation

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Related terms

• seguir

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōnsequiō or *cōnsequō, from Latin cōnsequor.

Verb

conseguir (first-person singular present consigo, third-person singular present consegue, first-person singular preterite conseguín, past participle conseguido)
conseguir (first-person singular present consigo, third-person singular present consegue, first-person singular preterite conseguim or consegui, past participle conseguido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to get, obtain
2. (transitive) to achieve
3. to be able to, can

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

• lograr

Further reading

• “conseguir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese , from Vulgar Latin *cōnsequīre or cōnsequere, from Latin cōnsequī. By surface analysis, con- (“co-”) +‎ seguir (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈɡi(h)/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /kõ.sɛˈɡi(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈɡi(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: con‧se‧guir

Verb

conseguir (first-person singular present consigo, third-person singular present consegue, first-person singular preterite consegui, past participle conseguido)

1. (transitive) to get, obtain
2. (transitive) to achieve
3. to be able to, can

   Consegues pular esse muro?

   Can you jump that wall?

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conseguir.

Derived terms

• desconseguir
• conseguimento

Related terms

Further reading

• “conseguir” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “conseguir” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “conseguir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “conseguir” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “conseguir” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “conseguir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish conseguir, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsequiō or *cōnsequō, from Latin cōnsequor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konseˈɡiɾ/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧se‧guir

Verb

conseguir (first-person singular present consigo, first-person singular preterite conseguí, past participle conseguido)

1. (transitive) to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain
2. (transitive) to get, obtain, acquire, find, gain, procure, extract, get to
3. (transitive) to ensure, secure
4. (transitive) to bring about
5. (transitive) to raise (e.g. funds or money)
6. (transitive) to enlist (e.g. support, help or participation)
7. (transitive, slang, crime) to score

Usage notes

• When conseguir is used in the sense of "succeed," the Spanish locution equivalent to English "succeed in/at " is " ."

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• alcanzar
• lograr

Further reading

• “conseguir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014