llevar a cabo

No pudieron llevar a cabo el plan por falta de fondos.
They could not carry out the plan for lack of funds.
El equipo llevó a cabo el proyecto.
The team carried out the project.
Prometieron llevar a cabo la reforma antes de junio.
They promised to carry out the reform before June.
La escuela llevará a cabo una encuesta.
The school will conduct a survey.
La científica lleva a cabo pruebas cada semana.
The scientist conducts tests every week.

Similar words

cumplir

ejecutar

efectuar

El equipo llevó a cabo el proyecto.
The team carried out the project.
La escuela llevará a cabo una encuesta.
The school will conduct a survey.
No pudieron llevar a cabo el plan por falta de fondos.
They could not carry out the plan for lack of funds.
La científica lleva a cabo pruebas cada semana.
The scientist conducts tests every week.
Prometieron llevar a cabo la reforma antes de junio.
They promised to carry out the reform before June.

ejecutar

efectuar

cumplir

With cabo in its sense of an end, the phrase pictures bringing an action to completion.

What does llevar a cabo mean?

To carry out or complete an action.

What kinds of things can be carried out?

Plans, projects, studies, surveys or reforms.

Does the verb change form?

Yes: lleva a cabo, llevó a cabo and other forms.

Can it mean merely planning?

No. It refers to actually doing the work.

Is cabo about a geographical cape here?

No. It relates to the end or completion of an action.

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