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-gray 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
- noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- noun A person in charge; a leader.
- verb To be in charge of, or to move in a particular direction.
- adj Chief or foremost in rank.
hoax — full definition
- noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
- verb To trick someone into believing something false.
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