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anführen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  • hoax noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
  • spearhead noun The pointed tip of a spear.

Senses

anführen is used for these senses in English:

  • head (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
  • head (transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
  • hoax (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
  • lead Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
  • lead (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
  • lead (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
  • quote (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
  • spearhead (transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.; to direct.

head — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  2. noun A person in charge; a leader.
  3. verb To be in charge of, or to move in a particular direction.
  4. adj Chief or foremost in rank.

hoax — full definition

  1. noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
  2. verb To trick someone into believing something false.

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