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

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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