gelten

  1. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be valid; to count; to hold true
  2. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be effective; to be in force
  3. (class-3, strong, transitive) to be worth
  4. (class-3, formal, intransitive, strong) to be about, to concern
  5. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be regarded, to pass
  6. (class-3, impersonal, strong) to be necessary
  7. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gälte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɛltn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan. Compare Dutch gelden, English yield, Icelandic gjalda.

Related words

be valid

be worth

be allowed

be directed at

be in force

be necessary

it is essential

be reputed

be obligatory

be legal

be regarded as

be classified as

be considered as

it is imperative

apply for

apply to

wert sein

in Kraft sein

gültig sein

Gültigkeit besitzen

Gültigkeit haben

bekannt sein

mitrechnen

sich verlohnen

waard zijn

être valable

geldig zijn

ter valor de

obowiązywać

valideren

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