lenken
to steer, to guide
English translations
- 01
to steer
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Fahrzeug oder eine Person in eine bestimmte Richtung steuern.
- English meaning
- to steer
- Synonym
- steuern, führen
- German example
- Er lenkte das Auto sicher durch den Verkehr.
- English example
- He steered the car safely through the traffic.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich lenke du lenkst er/sie/es ich lenkt wir lenken ihr lenket sie lenken
- Past Participle
- ich habe gelenkt du hast gelenkt er/sie/es hat gelenkt wir haben gelenkt ihr habt gelenkt sie haben gelenkt
- Past
- ich lenkte du lenktest er/sie/es lenkte wir lenkten ihr lenktet sie lenkten
Related words
- ablenken
diversionary
- ablenken
divert
- gelenken
abjure
- ablenkend
diversionary
- ablenkennend
distracting
- ablenken
to distract
- ablenken
to divert
- ablenken
distract
- gelenken
to bend
- ablenkennend
detracting
- ablenkend
diverting
- umlenken
Redirect
- ablenken
Distract
- einlenken
To give in, yield, or concede after resistance.
- distract
ablenken
- reiten
ride
- weisen
to point, to show
- herausstellen
Highlight
- walten
Prevail
- zäumen
To bridle means to put a bridle on a horse to steer and control it.
- dirigistisch
dirigistic
- Knorpel
Cartilage
- gelenkig
Flexible
- Zerstreuung
Zerstreuung refers to distraction or entertainment that serves to divert the mind from worries or boredom.
- Viehstock
Cattle prod
- Ablenkungstaktik
diversionary tactic
- fahren
To drive
- richten
to direct, to align
- abschweifen
to digress
- Belletristik
fiction
- Steifigkeit
Stiffness
- Arthritis
arthritis
- Buhne
A structure built into the water to protect the shore from erosion or to direct the flow of a river.
- Ablenkungsmanöver
distraction tactic
- Stachelstock
Prickly stick
- abdirigieren
to fob off, to deflect
- anleiten
To guide
- kanalisieren
To channel
- manövrieren
To maneuver
- regeln
Rules
- zerstreuen
To scatter, disperse; also: to distract, entertain.
- nachgeben
Give in
- verzetteln
to get bogged down
- lichtbrechend
Refractive means that a material or surface has the ability to deflect or bend light rays as the light passes through it.
- Troll
A troll is a person who deliberately posts provocative, offensive, or distracting messages on the Internet in order to elicit reactions or disrupt discussions.
- rabulistisch
Rabulistic means that someone is petty, quibbling, and fond of hair-splitting, often to achieve a goal.
- Zaum
Bridle, reins
- Gicht
Gout
Example sentences with “lenken”
Er lenkt das Auto sicher durch den Verkehr. (He steers the car safely through traffic.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'lenken' regular?
Yes: lenken - lenkte - gelenkt.