führen

Definitions of führen
  1. verb
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    synonyms: beibehalten, besitzen, haben, mögen, müssen, sollen, tragen, wiederhaben, zurückhaben
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    aufbewahren, halten, pflegen, unterhalten, wahren
    supply with necessities and support
    behalten, beibehalten, erhalten, halten, wahren
    retain possession of
    betreuen
    look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
    behaupten
    have and exercise
    dahaben
    have on hand
    ablehnen, absprechen, abstreiten, abwehren
    refuse to let have
    aufbewahren, bewahren, festhalten, konservieren, retten, sparen
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    in Stand halten, instand halten, präservieren, warten
    keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
    bewahren, lagern, speichern, verwahren
    keep or lay aside for future use
    unterbringen
    find a place for and put away for storage
    aufheben, beibehalten, zurückhalten
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  2. verb
    have on hand
    synonyms: dahaben
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    beibehalten, besitzen, haben, mögen, müssen, sollen, tragen, wiederhaben, zurückhaben
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  3. verb
    take somebody somewhere
  4. verb
    be ahead of others; be the first
    synonyms: anführen
  5. verb
    handle and cause to function
    synonyms: bedienen, betreiben
    meistern
    have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
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    wählen
    operate a dial to select a telephone number
    fliegen
    operate an airplane
    kutschieren
    drive a coach
    segelfliegen
    fly in or as if in a glider plane
    Drachen fliegen
    fly by means of a hang glider
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