No. 1,183 in Portuguese
conseguiram
"They managed" or "they succeeded."
In a sentence
Eles finalmente conseguiram resolver o problema.
They finally managed to solve the problem.
The word 'conseguiram' indicates that 'they' (third person plural) successfully carried out the act of solving the problem.
Depois de muito esforço, as crianças conseguiram montar o quebra-cabeça.
After much effort, the children managed to assemble the puzzle.
Here, 'conseguiram' expresses that 'the children' successfully completed the task of assembling the puzzle after trying.
Vocês conseguiram entender a explicação do professor?
Did you manage to understand the teacher's explanation?
In this question, 'conseguiram' is used to ask if 'you all' (second person plural) successfully understood the explanation provided by the teacher.
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