führen
Meaning
- (transitive,weak) to lead
- (formal,transitive,weak) to carry, to sell
- (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)
- (transitive,weak) to wield (a weapon)
- (transitive,weak) to operate (a vehicle)
- (Austria,Bavaria,transitive,weak) to drive someone; to transport someone or something
- (reflexive,weak) to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision)
- (intransitive,weak) (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead
Frequency
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
- (class-6,strong) to go at speed
- (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go; to run; to drive; to sail
- (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go; to run; to drive; to sail
- (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
- (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
- (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
- (class-6,intransitive,strong) to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
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