lograr

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lograr, from Latin lucrārī. Doublet of lucrar.

Pronunciation

Verb

lograr (first-person singular present logro, first-person singular preterite logrei, past participle logrado)

1. (transitive) to acquire, obtain

   A guarnição logrou êxito na captura dos meliantes. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (intransitive) to deceive [with em]

   Synonyms: enganar, intrujar

   Ela logrou o gerente nos negócios. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (transitive) to achieve

   Synonym: conseguir

   Eles não lograram nada. ― They accomplished nothing.

4. (intransitive) to succeed

   A plantação logrou. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lucrārī. Doublet of lucrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈɡɾaɾ/ [loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lo‧grar

Verb

lograr (first-person singular present logro, first-person singular preterite logré, past participle logrado)

1. (transitive) to get, to obtain

   Synonym: obtener

2. (transitive) to achieve, to manage to, to pull off

   Synonym: conseguir

3. (reflexive) to be successful

Further reading

• “lograr”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10