mener à bien
French, verb/mə.ne a bjɛ̃/
mener à bien is a French verb meaning “to bring something to completion, to see something through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire que quelque chose réussisse, qu’elle ait une heureuse issue”.
What does mener à bien mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bring something to completion, to see something through
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Faire que quelque chose réussisse, qu’elle ait une heureuse issue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mener à bien?
- /mə.ne a bjɛ̃/
- /mə.ne.ʁ‿a bjɛ̃/
- \mə.ne.ʁ‿a bjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.