conseguir

This is the 544th most frequent Spanish word.


conseguir

To obtain or achieve.


This usage of 'conseguir' demonstrates its primary meaning of 'to obtain' or 'to get' something through effort or means.

Conseguí entradas para el concierto.

I got tickets for the concert.


In this example, 'conseguir' is used to express the idea of being able or unable to achieve or do something, often coupled with a verb in the infinitive.

No consigo recordar su nombre.

I can't manage to remember his name.


Here, 'conseguir' conveys a sense of accomplishing or achieving something, particularly a goal or objective.

Consiguieron llegar a tiempo a la reunión.

They managed to arrive on time for the meeting.