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conseguir

Spanish, verb/konseˈɡiɾ/

conseguir is a Spanish verb meaning “to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alcanzar lo que se desea o busca”.

What does conseguir mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain

  2. 2

    to get, obtain, acquire, find, gain, procure, extract, get to

    Hace 4 meses que ella se graduó y todavía no ha conseguido un trabajo.

  3. 3

    to ensure, secure

  4. 4

    to bring about

  5. 5

    to raise (e.g. funds or money)

  6. 6

    to enlist (e.g. support, help or participation)

  7. 7

    slangto score

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Alcanzar lo que se desea o busca.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of conseguir

  • consigo first-person present singular
  • conseguí first-person preterite singular
  • conseguido participle past
  • e-i alternation
  • g-gu alternation
  • consiguiendo gerund
  • conseguida feminine participle past
  • conseguidos masculine participle past
  • conseguidas feminine participle past
  • consigues indicative informal present
  • conseguís indicative informal present
  • consigue indicative present singular
  • conseguimos first-person indicative plural
  • consiguen indicative plural present
  • conseguía first-person imperfect indicative
  • conseguías imperfect indicative second-person
  • conseguíamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • conseguíais imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce conseguir?

  • /konseˈɡiɾ/
  • [kõn.seˈɣ̞iɾ]
  • [kõnseˈɣ̞iɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to conseguir

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is conseguir in Spanish?

conseguir appears 110 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).