Amener (en. To bring)

/a.me.ne/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Bring someone with you to a place.

I will bring my brother to the party.

Je vais amener mon frère à la fête.

Lead a person to a location.

Can you take me to the airport?

Peux-tu m'amener à l'aéroport ?

Introduce someone into a group or a situation.

He brought his girlfriend to meet his friends.

Il a amené sa copine pour rencontrer ses amis.

From Latin 'adducere', meaning 'to lead to'.

bring someone to think

Encourage someone to think or adopt a certain opinion.

amener quelqu'un à penser

bring about a change

Cause or provoke a transformation.

amener un changement

bring up a problem

Introduce or provoke a difficulty.

amener un problème

take

Lead someone with you to a destination.

emmener

bring back

Bring something to a place or person.

rapporter

return

Send someone back to the place from where they came.

retourner

Pick someone up (to take them)

He picked up a girl to take her to the party.

Il a chopé une fille pour l'amener à la soirée.

Hang out with someone

I’m going to hang out my buddy at the gym.

Je vais traîner mon pote à la salle.