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führen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brandish verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  • carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
  • chair noun A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, typically with a back and four legs.
  • conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  • demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
  • guide noun A person who shows others around a place or leads them along a route, especially one hired for the purpose.
  • head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • pilot noun A person who operates the controls of an aircraft.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • spearhead noun The pointed tip of a spear.
  • usher noun A person who shows people to their seats, for example at a wedding, cinema, or theatre.
  • wage noun Money paid to a worker, usually calculated by the hour.
  • wield verb To hold and use a tool or weapon skilfully.

Senses

führen is used for these senses in English:

  • brandish (transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  • carry (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
  • chair (transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
  • conduct (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
  • demean (obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  • demean (now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • guide To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
  • head (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)

brandish — full definition

  1. verb To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
  2. verb To bear something with ostentatious show.

carry — full definition

  1. verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
  2. verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
  3. verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
  4. verb To be pregnant with (a child).
  5. verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.

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