conseguir

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōnsequīre, or *cōnsequere, from Latin cōnsequor.

Verb

conseguir

1. to get, gain, obtain

Related terms

• seguir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *cōnsequīre, or *cōnsequere, from Latin cōnsequor. Equivalent to con- ("co-") + seguir ("to follow").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõ.sɨ.ˈɣiɾ/
• IPA^(key): /kõ.si.ˈɡi(ʁ)/, [kõ.se.ˈɡih], [kõ.sɪ.ˈɡih], [kõ.sɪ.ˈɡi]
• Hyphenation: con‧se‧guir

Verb

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conseguir.

Related terms

• conseguinte
• consequência
• consequente
• seguir

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish conseguir, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsequīre, or *cōnsequere, from Latin cōnsequor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konseˈɡiɾ/ [kõn.seˈɣ̞iɾ]

• Audio (Latin America):

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Verb

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

Usage notes

• When conseguir is used in the sense of "succeed," the Spanish locution equivalent to English "succeed in/at [gerund]" is "[inflected form of conseguir] [infinitive or infinitive-headed verb/gerund phrase]."

Derived terms

• difícil de conseguir (“hard to come by”)

Related terms

• consecuencia
• consecuente
• consiguiente
• seguir

See also

• lograr