führen

Meaning

  1. (transitive,weak) to lead
  2. (formal,transitive,weak) to carry, to sell
  3. (transitive,weak) 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)
  4. (transitive,weak) to wield (a weapon)
  5. (transitive,weak) to operate (a vehicle)
  6. (Austria,Bavaria,transitive,weak) to drive someone; to transport someone or something
  7. (reflexive,weak) to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision)
  8. (intransitive,weak) (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
füh‧ren
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfyːʁən/
Etymology

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”).

New
fahren

  1. (class-6,strong) to go at speed
  2. (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go; to run; to drive; to sail
  3. (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go; to run; to drive; to sail
  4. (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
  5. (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
  6. (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
  7. (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel

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