# conseguir
## Asturian
### Etymology

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

### Verb

conseguir
* (transitive) to get, gain, obtain

#### Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

#### 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)
* (transitive) to get, obtain
* (transitive) to achieve
* to be able to, can

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* consecución
* consecuencia
* consecuente
* conseguinte
* seguir

### See also

* lograr

### Further reading

* “conseguir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.seˈɡi(ʁ)/ [kõ.seˈɡi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.seˈɡi(ʁ)/ [kõ.seˈɡi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.seˈɡi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.seˈɡi(ʁ)/ [kõ.seˈɡi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.seˈɡi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.sɨˈɡiɾ/ [kõ.sɨˈɣiɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.sɨˈɡiɾ/ [kõ.sɨˈɣiɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.sɨˈɡi.ɾi/ [kõ.sɨˈɣi.ɾi]
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /kõ.siˈɡi(h)/
** (without vowel harmony) IPA: /kõ.sɛˈɡi(h)/
* (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /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)
* (transitive) to get, obtain
* (transitive) to achieve
* to be able to, can
    Consegues pular esse muro?Can you jump that wall?

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conseguir.

#### Derived terms

* desconseguir
* conseguimento

#### Related terms

* conseguinte
* consequência
* consequente
* seguir

### Further reading

* “conseguir”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “conseguir”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “conseguir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “conseguir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “conseguir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “conseguir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konseˈɡiɾ/ [kõn.seˈɣ̞iɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: con‧se‧guir

### Verb

conseguir (first-person singular present consigo, first-person singular preterite conseguí, past participle conseguido)
* (transitive) to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain
* (transitive) to get, obtain, acquire, find, gain, procure, extract, get to
    Hace 4 meses que ella se graduó y todavía no ha conseguido un trabajo.It's been 4 months since she graduated and she still hasn't found a job.
* (transitive) to ensure, secure
* (transitive) to bring about
* (transitive) to raise (e.g. funds or money)
* (transitive) to enlist (e.g. support, help or participation)
* (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 [gerund]" is "[inflected form of conseguir] [infinitive or infinitive-headed verb/gerund phrase]."

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* el que la sigue la consigue

#### Related terms

* consecuencia
* consecuente
* consiguiente
* seguir

#### See also

* alcanzar
* lograr

### Further reading

* “conseguir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10