to succeed (in doing something

to obtain or to achieve a goal

to manage to do something

to occur, happen

to follow in succession

to attend

to be present

always followed by "a"

to become - indicates a change in physical or mental state

followed only by adjective

same as ponerse (to become)

signals dramatic, irreversable change

reference to general situations

same as ponerse - to get to be, with concsious effort on the end of the recipent

reference to general situations