conseguir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accomplish verb To succeed in doing or finishing something, especially something difficult.
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
- procure verb To obtain something, especially through effort or by particular means.
- succeed verb To achieve a desired goal or outcome.
Senses
conseguir is used for these senses in English:
- accomplish (transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
- achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
- achieve (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]
- can (Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.
- elicit To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- procure (transitive) To acquire or obtain.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.