men
Phrases
Signification (Anglais)
mennen
- (literally) (transitive) to lead (a) draught animal(s)
- (transitive) to drive a drawn vehicle (especially chariot) or plow
- (transitive) to deliver the load of such transport
- (figuratively) (transitive) to take the lead, conduct, guide, command (troops), steer people/ events
- (intransitive) to be engaged in any of the above senses, e.g. to have the lead, be in charge
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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/mɛn/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle Dutch men, an unstressed variety of man (“man”). Accordingly, originally pronounced with [ə]; now predominantly with a full vowel [ɛ], a spelling pronunciation common especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. Compare German man, Low German men, Middle English men (indefinite pronoun).
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