"mener" meaning in French

See mener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mə.ne/ Audio: Fr-mener.ogg
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mina Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin minō Old French mener French mener Inherited from Old French mener, from Latin mināre, collateral form of minārī. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|inh|fro>mener>verb|id=verb|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin mina Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin minō Old French mener French mener, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mener|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mener, {{inh+|fr|fro|mener}} Inherited from Old French mener, {{inh|fr|la|mino|mināre}} Latin mināre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mener Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mener [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], menant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], mené [participle, past], mène [first-person, indicative, present, singular], mènes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], mène [indicative, present, singular, third-person], menons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], menez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], mènent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], menais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], menais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], menait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], menions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], meniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], menaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], menai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], menas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], mena [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], menâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], menâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], menèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], mènerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], mèneras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], mènera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], mènerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], mènerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], mèneront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], mènerais [conditional, first-person, singular], mènerais [conditional, second-person, singular], mènerait [conditional, singular, third-person], mènerions [conditional, first-person, plural], mènerions [conditional, first-person, plural], mèneriez [conditional, plural, second-person], mèneriez [conditional, plural, second-person], mèneraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], mène [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], mènes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], mène [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], menions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], meniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], mènent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], menasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], menasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], menât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], menassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], menassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], menassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], mène [imperative, second-person, singular], menons [first-person, imperative, plural], menez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to lead, to take Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mener-fr-verb-rWFMDlDL Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -e-er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -e-er: 23 37 40
  2. to lead, to run, to take charge
    Sense id: en-mener-fr-verb-HDpXHabM Categories (other): French entries with etymology trees, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -e-er, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -e-er: 23 37 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 52 45
  3. to lead, to be leading, to be in the lead
    Sense id: en-mener-fr-verb-nfjnAYUw Categories (other): French entries with etymology trees, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -e-er, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -e-er: 23 37 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 52 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amener, emmener, meneur
Derived forms: mener à bien, mener à la baguette, mener de front, mener en bateau, mener grand train, mener la danse, mener la vie à grandes guides, mener par le bout du nez, mener une vie de bâton de chaise, ne pas en mener large, tous les chemins mènent à Rome

Inflected forms

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      "word": "suivre"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener à bien"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener à la baguette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener de front"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener en bateau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener grand train"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener la danse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener la vie à grandes guides"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener par le bout du nez"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mener une vie de bâton de chaise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ne pas en mener large"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tous les chemins mènent à Rome"
    }
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      "form": "menâmes",
      "ipa": "/mə.nam/",
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      "form": "menâtes",
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      "form": "menèrent",
      "ipa": "/mə.nɛʁ/",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mènerai",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "mèneras",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁa/",
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      "form": "mènera",
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      "form": "mènerons",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "mènerez",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "mèneront",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁɛ/",
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      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁɛ/",
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      "form": "mènerait",
      "ipa": "/mɛn.ʁɛ/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "mènerions",
      "ipa": "/mɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "mènerions",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "mèneriez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ.nə.ʁje/",
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      "form": "mèneraient",
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "mène",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "mènes",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "menions",
      "ipa": "/mə.njɔ̃/",
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      "form": "meniez",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mènent",
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    },
    {
      "form": "menasse",
      "ipa": "/mə.nas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "menasses",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "menât",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menassions",
      "ipa": "/mə.na.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menassiez",
      "ipa": "/mə.na.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menassent",
      "ipa": "/mə.nas/",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mène",
      "ipa": "/mɛn/",
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      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menons",
      "ipa": "/mə.nɔ̃/",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menez",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "French transitive verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The bus will lead us to the castle.",
          "text": "Le bus va nous mener au château.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lead, to take"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
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        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to lead, to take"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Louis will lead this lesson.",
          "text": "Louis va mener ce cours.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lead, to run, to take charge"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "run",
          "run"
        ],
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          "take charge",
          "take charge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "L’équipe bleue mène 2 à 0.\nThe blue team is leading 2–0.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lead, to be leading, to be in the lead"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "in the lead",
          "in the lead"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mə.ne/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-mener.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Fr-mener.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mener"
}

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