lograr

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lograr, from Latin lucrārī. Doublet of lucrar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [loˈɡɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [loˈɡɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [loˈɡɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈɡɾaɾ/ [luˈɣɾaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈɡɾaɾ/ [luˈɣɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈɡɾa.ɾi/

Verb

lograr (first-person singular present logro, first-person singular preterite logrei, past participle logrado)

1. (transitive) to acquire, obtain

   A guarnição logrou êxito na captura dos meliantes. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (intransitive) to deceive [with em]

   Synonyms: enganar, intrujar

   Ela logrou o gerente nos negócios. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (transitive) to achieve

   Synonym: conseguir

   Eles não lograram nada. ― They accomplished nothing.

4. (intransitive) to succeed

   A plantação logrou. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lograr (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lograr
Personal	lograr	lograres	lograr	lograrmos	logrardes	lograrem
Gerund
	logrando
Past participle
Masculine	logrado			logrados
Feminine	lograda			logradas
Indicative
Present	logro	logras	logra	logramos	lograis	logram
Imperfect	lograva	logravas	lograva	lográvamos	lográveis	logravam
Preterite	logrei	lograste	logrou	logramos1, lográmos2	lograstes	lograram
Pluperfect	lograra	lograras	lograra	lográramos	lográreis	lograram
Future	lograrei	lograrás	logrará	lograremos	lograreis	lograrão
Conditional	lograria	lograrias	lograria	lograríamos	lograríeis	lograriam
Subjunctive
Present	logre	logres	logre	logremos	logreis	logrem
Imperfect	lograsse	lograsses	lograsse	lográssemos	lográsseis	lograssem
Future	lograr	lograres	lograr	lograrmos	logrardes	lograrem
Imperative
Affirmative		logra	logre	logremos	lograi	logrem
Negative (não)		não logres	não logre	não logremos	não logreis	não logrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “lograr”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “lograr”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-European *-tlom

Proto-Indo-European *lh₂utlom

Proto-Italic *luklom

Proto-Italic *lukrom

Latin lucrum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin lucrārī

Spanish lograr

Inherited from Latin lucrārī. Doublet of lucrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾaɾ/ [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lo‧grar

Verb

lograr (first-person singular present logro, first-person singular preterite logré, past participle logrado)

1. (transitive) to get, to obtain

   Synonym: obtener

2. (transitive) to achieve, to manage to, to pull off

   Synonym: conseguir

3. (reflexive) to be successful

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lograr (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			lograr
gerund			logrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		logrado		lograda
		plural		logrados		logradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	logro	lograstú lográsvos	logra	logramos	lográis	logran
	imperfect	lograba	lograbas	lograba	lográbamos	lograbais	lograban
	preterite	logré	lograste	logró	logramos	lograsteis	lograron
	future	lograré	lograrás	logrará	lograremos	lograréis	lograrán
	conditional	lograría	lograrías	lograría	lograríamos	lograríais	lograrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	logre	logrestú logrésvos2	logre	logremos	logréis	logren
	imperfect (ra)	lograra	lograras	lograra	lográramos	lograrais	lograran
	imperfect (se)	lograse	lograses	lograse	lográsemos	lograseis	lograsen
	future1	lograre	lograres	lograre	lográremos	lograreis	lograren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		logratú lográvos	logre	logremos	lograd	logren
	negative		no logres	no logre	no logremos	no logréis	no logren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of lograr

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive lograr	dative	lograrme	lograrte	lograrle, lograrse	lograrnos	lograros	lograrles, lograrse
	accusative	lograrme	lograrte	lograrlo, lograrla, lograrse	lograrnos	lograros	lograrlos, lograrlas, lograrse
with gerund logrando	dative	lográndome	lográndote	lográndole, lográndose	lográndonos	lográndoos	lográndoles, lográndose
	accusative	lográndome	lográndote	lográndolo, lográndola, lográndose	lográndonos	lográndoos	lográndolos, lográndolas, lográndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative logra	dative	lógrame	lógrate	lógrale	lógranos	not used	lógrales
	accusative	lógrame	lógrate	lógralo, lógrala	lógranos	not used	lógralos, lógralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative lográ	dative	lograme	lograte	lograle	logranos	not used	lograles
	accusative	lograme	lograte	logralo, lograla	logranos	not used	logralos, logralas
with formal second-person singular imperative logre	dative	lógreme	not used	lógrele, lógrese	lógrenos	not used	lógreles
	accusative	lógreme	not used	lógrelo, lógrela, lógrese	lógrenos	not used	lógrelos, lógrelas
with first-person plural imperative logremos	dative	not used	logrémoste	logrémosle	logrémonos	logrémoos	logrémosles
	accusative	not used	logrémoste	logrémoslo, logrémosla	logrémonos	logrémoos	logrémoslos, logrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lograd	dative	logradme	not used	logradle	logradnos	lograos	logradles
	accusative	logradme	not used	logradlo, logradla	logradnos	lograos	logradlos, logradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative logren	dative	lógrenme	not used	lógrenle	lógrennos	not used	lógrenles, lógrense
	accusative	lógrenme	not used	lógrenlo, lógrenla	lógrennos	not used	lógrenlos, lógrenlas, lógrense

Related terms

• logro
• lucro

See also

• alcanzar
• conseguir

Further reading

• “lograr”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025