führen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfyːʁən/, [ˈfyːʁən], [ˈfyːɐn] (standard) IPA(key): /fyːɐ̯n/, /fʏɐ̯n/ (common speech) Hyphenation: füh‧ren === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== führen (weak, third-person singular present führt, past tense führte, past participle geführt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to lead (transitive, formal) to carry, to sell Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. ― The shop doesn't carry cigarettes. (transitive) 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) Regie führen ― to direct (a film) 2022 January 3, Tagesanzeiger, “Verbreitung von Atomwaffen soll verhindert werden": (transitive) to wield (a weapon) Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. ― The heroine wielded a mighty sword. (transitive) to operate (a vehicle) (transitive, chiefly Austria, Bavaria, dated everywhere else) to drive someone; to transport someone or something (reflexive) to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision) (intransitive) (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== führen first/third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren === Further reading === “führen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “führen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “führen” in Duden online “führen” in OpenThesaurus.de