conseguir

/konseˈɡiɾ/ · A1 · verb

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

🏆 con + seguir = follow with: follow a goal through until you get it

From Latin consequi, to follow closely and so overtake or obtain. Seguir means to follow; con- intensifies it. English consequence shares the root: what you get is what follows from the pursuit.

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