leisten

Meaning

  1. (transitive,weak) to perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal)
  2. (transitive,weak) to provide (aid, service)
  3. (dative,reflexive,transitive,weak) to afford, to pay for

Concepts

accomplish

achieve

perform

fulfil

keep

abide

abide by

execute

exercise

meet

observe

carry through

produce

realize

secure

complete

finish

afford

render

do

act out

conduct

effect

engineer

implement

affirm

assure

back

certify

cover

ensure

guarantee

insure

promise

protect

safeguard

underwrite

vouch

warrant

fill in

complement

consummate

fill

fill up

imbue

permeate

be successful

reach the summit

sacrifice

succeed

relinquish

realise

offer

supply

end

make

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ̯stn̩/
Etymology

From Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-West Germanic *laistijan. Cognate with English last.

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