lograr

/loˈɡɾaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to achieve, to manage to, to pull off

🏆 From Latin lucrari, to gain: same root as lucrative. Lograr = to gain a result

Latin lucrum (profit) gave English lucrative and Spanish lograr. The c softened to g and the u opened to o. What began as gaining money widened to gaining any goal: lograr un sueño = to achieve a dream.

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