lead
lead
li:d
lid
/liːd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "lead"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to guide or show the direction for others to follow
Transitive: to lead sb somewhere
to lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Dad led the family on a hike in the forest.
āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play before everyone else
Transitive: to lead a game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She led the game with her impressive skills on the court.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use a particular card as one's first card in a game
Intransitive: to lead with a card
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She led the game by playing a high-ranking card.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be the cause of something
Transitive: to lead to a consequence
to lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Neglecting maintenance can lead to costly repairs.
āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be someone's reason for doing or thinking something
Ditransitive: to lead sb to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The need for financial stability led her to accept a job offer.
āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϰ⧋āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be the leader or in charge of something
Transitive: to lead a group or activity
to lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The research team was led by a renowned scientist.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform as the principal musician in a group of musicians
Transitive: to lead a musical band
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He leads the jazz band with his mesmerizing saxophone solos.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧāĻ•āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧋āĻĢā§‹āύ āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āϏāĻš āϜāĻžāϜ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϕ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.2

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to have the advantage over other participants in a competition such as a race, match, or game
Transitive: to lead a competition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a powerful stroke, he pulled ahead to lead the swimming race.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.3

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to excel and stand out, surpassing all others in a particular field or activity
Transitive: to lead a field or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company leads the market in innovative technology.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go to a specific place or in a certain direction
Intransitive: to lead somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The path leads through the forest to a hidden clearing.
āĻĒāĻĨāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4.1

āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to join or connect two particular things or places together
Intransitive: to lead somewhere
Transitive: to lead sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This road leads directly to the airport.
āĻāχ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05

āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to experience a particular kind of life
Transitive: to lead a particular kind of life
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers to lead a simple and minimalist life.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

a rope, chain, or strap used to guide or restrain an animal

lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The horse pulled at the lead impatiently.
02

āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž

an actor who plays the main role in a play or movie
lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She auditioned for the lead in the school musical and was thrilled to be cast as the lead singer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāωāϜāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

a role or position of guiding or influencing others by taking initiative or setting an example for others to follow

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When no one volunteered, he stepped forward to take the lead.
04

a piece of information that may help uncover the truth or solve a problem, especially in an investigation or search

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each clue brought them closer to a solid lead.
05

the opening section of a news story or article that summarizes the main points and captures the reader's attention

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A strong lead gives readers the essential facts in the first paragraph.
06

the distance or angle ahead of a moving target at which a weapon must be aimed to compensate for the projectile's travel time

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You need more lead when the target is moving quickly.
07

the first card played at the start of a trick in a card game, which sets the suit that other players must follow

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His choice of the opening lead determined the rest of the hand.
08

a short insulated wire used to connect electrical components or provide current, often for temporary setups

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He connected the battery to the circuit using a red lead.
09

a thin strip of metal once used between lines of type in printing to control spacing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Increasing the lead improved readability in the final print.
10

the advance timing of ignition in an internal combustion engine relative to the piston's position, used to improve performance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Too much lead can cause knocking in high-performance engines.
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the most important or prominent news story featured in a broadcast or publication

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reporter 's exclusive interview was chosen as the evening 's lead.
12

a clue, tip, or piece of information that may present a chance or opportunity, especially in business or investigation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got a job lead through a former colleague.
13

(in baseball) the distance a base runner moves away from a base while preparing to advance to the next one

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A generous lead increases the chance of reaching the next base.
lead
lead
li:d
lid
/lɛd/
01

āϏ⧀āϏāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

a heavy soft metal, used in making bullets, in plumbing and roofing, especially in the past
lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old building's roof was made of lead sheets, a durable material that provided excellent protection against the elements.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧀āϏāĻž āĻļā§€āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āϝāĻž āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϏ⧀āϏāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāχāϟ

the object inside a pencil that makes a mark when moved on paper
lead definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the lead in my pencil broke, I had to sharpen it to continue writing.
āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āύāϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āϏ⧀āϏāĻž āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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