Also means
lead to
Usage Note
Amener specifically means to bring or take a person (or animal) somewhere, contrasting with apporter, which is used for objects. So you amenez a friend to a party but apportez a bottle of wine. Like jeter, it has a spelling-change pattern: j'amène, tu amènes in present tense.
Examples
"Il amène ses enfants à l'école."
Natural Translation
He brings his children to school.
Literal Translation
He brings his children to the-school
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