No. 1,872 in French
mènent
"Lead" (third-person plural of "mener").
In a sentence
Les chercheurs mènent des études approfondies sur ce sujet.
The researchers are conducting thorough studies on this topic.
In this sentence, 'mènent' is the third-person plural form of the verb 'mener', which means 'to lead' or 'to conduct'. Here, it refers to the action of conducting studies.
Les guides mènent les touristes à travers la ville.
The guides lead the tourists through the city.
Here, 'mènent' is used to mean 'lead', illustrating someone guiding others to follow a certain path or route.
Des initiatives mènent souvent à des changements significatifs.
Initiatives often lead to significant changes.
In this instance, 'mènent' figuratively expresses causation or the result of actions or initiatives leading to changes.
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