in Führung gehen

to take the lead

Türkçe: öne geçmek

Not in Führung nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Führung goes with gehen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Führung f.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Radfahrer ging nach der ersten Kurve in Führung.

How it is used

Means 'to take the lead' – moving into first position. Neutral register. Use in sports commentary or business when a company overtakes competitors. Focuses on the action of overtaking, not just being ahead.

Other verbs that go with Führung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Führung liegento be in the lead

All collocations with Führung

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal