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führen.

to lead

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfyːʁən/[ˈfyːʁən][ˈfyːɐn]standard/fyːɐ̯n/
  1. to lead

    transitive · weak
  2. to carry, to sell

    formal · transitive · weak
    Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten.
  3. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war)

    transitive · weak
    Regie führen
  4. to wield (a weapon)

    transitive · weak
    Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert.
  5. to operate (a vehicle)

    transitive · weak
  6. to drive someone; to transport someone or something

    Austria · Bavaria · transitive · weak
  7. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision)

    reflexive · weak
  8. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, originally the causative of faran (“to proceed”), modern fahren.

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