No. 544 in Spanish
conseguir
To obtain or achieve.
In a sentence
Conseguí entradas para el concierto.
I got tickets for the concert.
This usage of 'conseguir' demonstrates its primary meaning of 'to obtain' or 'to get' something through effort or means.
Consiguieron llegar a tiempo a la reunión.
They managed to arrive on time for the meeting.
Here, 'conseguir' conveys a sense of accomplishing or achieving something, particularly a goal or objective.
No consigo recordar su nombre.
I can't manage to remember his name.
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.
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