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lead 1
(lēd)v. led (lĕd), lead·ing, leads
v.tr.
1. To show the way to by going in advance: The host led us to our table. See Synonyms at guide.
2. To guide or direct in a course: lead a horse by the halter.
3.
a. To serve as a route for; take: The path led them to a cemetery.
b. To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example).
4. To guide the behavior or opinion of; induce: led us to believe otherwise.
5.
a. To direct the performance or activities of: lead an orchestra.
b. To inspire the conduct of: led the nation in its crisis.
6. To play a principal or guiding role in: lead a discussion; led the antiwar movement.
7.
a. To go or be at the head of: The queen led the procession. My name led the list.
b. To be ahead of: led the runner-up by three strides.
c. To be foremost in or among: led the field in nuclear research; led her teammates in free throws.
8. To pass or go through; live: lead an independent life.
9. To begin or open with, as in games: led an ace.
10. To guide (a partner) in dancing.
11.
a. To aim in front of (a moving target).
b. Sports To pass a ball or puck ahead of (a moving teammate) so that the player can receive the pass without changing direction or losing speed.
v.intr.
1. To be first; be ahead.
2. To go first as a guide.
3. To act as commander, director, or guide.
4. To afford a passage, course, or route: a road that leads over the mountains; a door leading to the pantry.
5. To tend toward a certain goal or result: a remark that led to further discussion; policies that led to disaster.
6. To make the initial play, as in a game or contest.
7. To begin a presentation or account in a given way: The announcer led with the day's top stories.
8.
a. To guide a dance partner.
b. To start a dance step on a specified foot.
9. Baseball To advance or stand a few paces away from one's base toward the next while the pitcher prepares to deliver a pitch. Used of a base runner.
10. Sports To begin an attack in boxing with a specified hand or punch: led with a right to the body.
n.
1.
a. The first or foremost position: a racer in the lead.
b. One occupying such a position; a leader.
c. The initiative: took the lead in setting the pace of the project.
2. The margin by which one holds a position of advantage or superiority: held a lead of nine points at the half.
3.
a. Information pointing toward a possible solution; a clue: followed a promising lead in the murder case.
b. An indication of potential opportunity; a tip: a good lead for a job.
4. Command; leadership: took over the lead of the company.
5. An example; a precedent: followed his sister's lead in running for office.
6.
a. The principal role in a film, play, show, or other scripted production.
b. The person playing such a role.
7.
a. The introductory portion of a news story, especially the first sentence.
b. An important, usually prominently displayed news story.
8. Games
a. The first play.
b. The prerogative or turn to make the first play: The lead passes to the player on the left.
c. A card played first in a round.
9. Baseball An amount of space that a base runner moves or stands away from one base in the direction of the next while the pitcher prepares to deliver a pitch.
10. Sports A blow in boxing that begins a series or exchange of punches.
11. A leash.
12. Geology
a. A deposit of gold ore in an old riverbed.
b. See lode.
13. Electronics A conductor by which one circuit element is electrically connected to another.
14. Nautical The direction in which a line runs.
15. The distance aimed in front of a moving target.
16. A channel of open water created by a break in a mass of ice.
adj.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. First or foremost: the lead leg on a surfboard.
2. Most important: the lead author of a research paper.
lead off
1. To begin; start.
2. Baseball To be the first batter in an inning.
lead on
Idioms: 1. To keep in a state of expectation or hope; entice.
2. To mislead; deceive.
lead the way
1. To show a course or route by going in advance.
2. To be foremost in an endeavor or trend: The firm led the way in the application of new technology.
lead up to
1. To result in by a series of steps: events leading up to the coup.
2. To proceed toward (a main topic) with preliminary remarks.
lead 2
(lĕd)n.
1. Symbol Pb A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, glass, storage batteries, and antiknock compounds. Atomic number 82; atomic weight 207.2; melting point 327.5°C; boiling point 1,749°C; specific gravity 11.35; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table.
2.
a. Any of various, often graphitic compositions used as the writing substance in pencils.
b. A thin stick of such material.
3. Bullets from or for firearms; shot: pumped the target full of lead.
4. A lead weight suspended by a line, used to make soundings.
5. Printing A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type.
6. leads
a. Strips of lead used to hold the panes of a window.
b. Chiefly British A flat roof covered with sheets of lead.
tr.v. lead·ed, lead·ing, leads
Idiom: 1. To cover, line, weight, or fill with lead.
2. Printing To provide space between (lines of type) with leads.
3. To secure (window glass) with leads.
4. To treat with lead or a lead compound: leaded gasoline; leaded paint.
get the lead out Informal
To start moving or move more rapidly.
[Middle English led, from Old English lēad, probably of Celtic origin.]
lead adj.
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lead on
vb
(tr, adverb) to lure or entice, esp into trouble or wrongdoing
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Verb 1. lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
2. lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"
flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
cheat on, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
ensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
humbug - trick or deceive
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Translations
يَخْدَع بِتَوَقُّعات كاذِبَهيَسير في الطَّليعَه
jít prvnísvádět
føre anforledelede
beleloval
blekkja, villa um fyrirvísa veginn
ísť prvýzlákať
aldatmakkandırmak yol göstermek
w>lead on
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lead1
(liːd) – past tense, past participle led (led) – verb1. to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction. Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid! lei يَقود водя levar vést; přimět führen lede; føre οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ llevar, conducir juhtima راهنمایی کردن johtaa conduire, mener לְהוֹבִיל, לְהוֹלִיך मार्ग दिखाना voditi, navesti vezet, irányít menuntun leiða, vera í fararbroddi condurre, portare 導く 안내하다 vesti, vadovauti, skatinti vest; vadīt memandu leiden lede, leie; føre prowadzić, wieść لارښوونه كول levar вести viesť; priviesť (pri)peljati navesti leda นํา yol göstermek, götürmek 引導 вести, приводити ہدایت دینا dẫn đường; hướng dẫn 引导
2. to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course. A small path leads through the woods. lei يوصِلُ извеждам conduzir vést führen føre οδηγώ σε, πηγαίνω προς llevar viima هدایت کردن johtaa mener לְהוֹבִיל मार्ग मिलना voditi, prolaziti vezet menuju liggja condurre, portare 〜へ通じる 이끌다 eiti, vesti vest; aizvest menuju voeren lede, bære prowadzić, wieść لارښونه كول conduzir a duce вести viesť voditi voditi leda, gå นําทาง gitmek, çıkmak 通向 вести, приводити کسی خاص راستے سے کہیں لے کر جانا dẫn tới 通向
3. (with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs. The heavy rain led to serious floods. lei يُؤَدّي، يُسَبِّب довеждам до dar origem způsobit führen medføre προκαλώ ocasionar kaasa tooma منجر شدن؛ در پی داشتن aiheuttaa entraîner לִגרוֹם ל- प्रभावित करना या होना prouzročiti vezet vmire menimbulkan leiða til, orsaka portare a*, condurre a* 引き起こす (어떤 결과, 상태에) 이르게 하다 sukelti, būti priežastimi novest (līdz kādam stāvoklim) menyebabkan als gevolg hebben føre prowadzić سبب ګرځيدل dar origem a duce (la) приводить к spôsobiť povzročiti dovesti do leda till นําพามาสู่ yol açmak, neden olmak 導致 приводити کسی چیز کی وجہ بننا khiến cho 导致
4. to be first (in). An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition. lei يسير في المُقَدِّمَه водя ir à frente být v čele; vést anführen føre είμαι επικεφαλής, προηγούμαι liderar juhtima در صدر بودن johtaa mener לְהוֹבִיל नेतृत्व करना voditi vezet memimpin leiða, vera í forystu guidare, condurre 先頭に立つ 선두에 서다 būti priekyje, pirmauti būt vadībā/priekšgalā mendahului voorgaan gå i spissen for, lede prowadzić تر ټولو لوړ ir à frente a conduce быть впереди; занимать первое место byť na čele biti na čelu voditi leda, vara (gå, ligga) i täten นําขบวน önde/başta olmak, başta gitmek 領先 очолювати; випереджати سب سے آگے ہونا dẫn đầu 领先
5. to live (a certain kind of life). She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island. lei يعيشُ живея levar vést führen leve; føre διάγω, περνώ llevar veetma گذراندن elää mener לִחיוֹת बिताना živjeti (način) vmilyen életet él menghayati lifa condurre 過ごす (어떤 인생을) 보내다 gyventi dzīvot menjalani kehidupan leiden føre prowadzić, wieść د ژوند تر ټولو ښى شيبى تيرول levar a duce, a trăi вести какой-л. образ жизни viesť imeti voditi föra, leva ใช้ชีวิต sürmek, yaşamak 過(某種生活) вести خاص قسم کی زندگی بسر کرنا trải qua 使...过(某种生活)
noun1. the front place or position. He has taken over the lead in the race. leiding, voortou المَركِز الأوَّل، المُقَدِّمَه взимам водачеството liderança čelo, vedení die Führung føring η πρώτη θέση delantera juhtkoht پیشگام بودن؛ پیشگام بودن johtoasema tête לְהוֹבִיל בָּרֹאש आगे होना prvenstvo, primat vezetés tempat terdepan forysta comando, guida 首位 선두 pirmenybė, priešakinė pozicija vadība tempat di hadapan leidersplaats ledelse, tet prowadzenie, kierownictwo تر ټولو لوړ مقام نول liderança conducere; primul loc первое место vedenie vodstvo vođstvo ledning, tät[position] ตําแหน่งแรก ilk/ön sıra, baş taraf 首位 перше місце в змаганні آگے کا مقام vị trí đứng đầu 首位,领先
2. the state of being first. We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research. voorsprong ريادَه، المكان الأوَّل водя liderança prvenství die Führung føring πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα liderato juhtkoht پیشگام بودن ensimmäinen avance לִהיוֹת בַּמָקוֹם הַרִאשוֹן बढ़त vodstvo elsőség pelopor forysta avanguardia 先頭 선도 pranašumas vadība; pārsvars peneraju voorsprong ledelse przewaga لومړى كيدل liderança întâietate первенство prvenstvo prednost prednjačenje ledande ställning การริเริ่ม önde oluş 領先 ведуча позиція اول ہونے کی حالت tiên phong 领先
3. the act of leading. We all followed his lead. leiding قِيادَه водя се по chefia příklad die Führung ledelse καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα liderazgo eeskuju رهبری esimerkki exemple הובלה नेतृत्व vodstvo vezetőszerep teladan forysta suggerimento 指揮 솔선, 지휘 pavyzdys paraugs; piemērs pimpinan voorbeeld ledelse, førerskap przykład ،اداره كول لارښونه كول chefia exemplu руководство príklad vodenje vođstvo ledning, tät การนํา kılavuzluk, rehberlik 領導 керівництво; ініціатива ہدایت کا عمل sự lãnh đạo 领导
4. the amount by which one is ahead of others. He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place). voorsprong سَبْق води с vantagem náskok der Vorsprung føring προβάδισμα ventaja edumaa پیشتازی johto avance יתרון सुराग prednost vezet vmennyivel mendahului forskot vantaggio リードした差 우세 persvara vadība; pārsvars mendahului voorsprong forsprang przewaga مخكى شوى،مخكيتوب vantagem преимущество náskok prednost prednost försprång จํานวนที่นํา mesafe, ara 領先的程度 випередження وہ مقدار جس سے کوئی کسی سے آگے ہو khoảng cách với người đằng sau 领先的程度
5. a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc. All dogs must be kept on a lead. leiband رَسَن للكلاب، حِزام جِلْدي повод coleira šňůra die Leine snor λουρί σκύλου correa ohelik قلاده؛ افسار hihna laisse רצועה पट्टा vodilica póráz rantai anjing dsb ól, band guinzaglio 引きひも (말, 개 등을) 끄는 줄 pavadėlis, saitas (suņa) saite tali atau rantai lijn bånd, reim smycz, postronek د سپى د تړو تازيانه trela lesă; căpăstru поводок vôdzka, remeň (pasja) vrvica povodac koppel ปลอกคอ tasma kayışı/zinciri (繫在寵物頸部的)皮帶 поводок; прив'язь کتے وغیرہ کو پکڑنے کے لیے چمڑے کا پٹا dây dắt chó (牵狗等用的)皮带
6. a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc. The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief. leidrade مَعلومات следа pista vodítko der Hinweis spor; fingerpeg στοιχείο, πληροφορία pista juhtlõng سرنخ johtolanka piste כִּיווּן חֲקִירָה सुराग trag nyom petunjuk vísbending pista, indizio 手がかり (문제 해결의) 계기, 실마리 svarbus pranešimas/parodymas, įkaltis pavediens (nozieguma u.tml. atklāšanai) petunjuk aanwijzing spor, hint poszlaka ت خو ارزښتناك هغه لنډمعلوما pista pistă версия tip (na) sled trag ledtråd เบาะแส ipucu 線索 версія; направлення کسی گتھی کو سلجھانے میں مددگار معلومات thông tin 线索
7. a leading part in a play etc. Who plays the lead in that film? hoofrol الدَّوْر الرَّئيسي водеща роля papel principal hlavní role die Hauptrolle hovedrolle πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος primer papel, papel principal, papel protagonista peaosa نقش اول päärooli rôle principal תַּפקִיד רָאשִי प्रधान पात्र glavna uloga főszerep peran utama aðalhlutverk parte principale* 主役 (연극) 주역 pagrindinis vaidmuo galvenā loma peranan utama hoofdrol hovedrolle, helt główna rola لومړى نقش،لارښود papel principal rol principal главная роль hlavná úloha glavna vloga glavna uloga huvudroll ตัวละครนํา baş rol 主角 головна роль کسی ڈرامے وغیرہ کا اہم کردار vai chính 主角
ˈleader noun1. a person who is in front or goes first. The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders. voorloper المُتَسابِق الذي في المُقَدِّمَه водач líder vedoucí závodník, -ice der/die Erste leder; førende person προπορευόμενος líder liider پیشگام johtaja meneur/-euse מנהיג नेता predvodnik vezető orang terdepan forystumaður, e-r sem er í fararbroddi leader, chi e' in testa 先頭にある者 선도자 lyderis, vedlys līderis yang berada di hadapan sekali koploper leder, førstemann prowadzący, lider لارښود،لومړې كس o primeiro lider лидер vedúci pretekár, -ka vodilni vođa ledare คนนํา lider, birinci 領先者 лідер قائد، لیڈر người dẫn đầu 领先者
2. a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something). The leader of the expedition is a scientist. leier قائِد лидер líder vůdce der/die Führer(in) leder ηγέτης, αρχηγός líder, dirigente juht سردسته johtaja chef ראש पथ-प्रदर्शक, प्रमुख (आदि क्रियागत अर्थों में) vođa, predvodnik vezető pemimpin leiðtogi leader, capo 指揮者 지도자, 통솔자 vadovas, vadas vadītājs ketua leider leder przywódca, szef د يو بنسټ لارښود líder conducător руководитель vodca vodja vođa ledare หัวหน้า başkan, lider 領導 керівник کسی منصوبے یا عمل کا قائد یا سرپرست người lãnh đạo 领导
3. an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor. hoofartikel مَقالَة المُحَرِّر уводна статия editorial úvodník der Leitartikel leder κύριο άρθρο editorial juhtkiri سرمقاله pääkirjoitus éditorial מַאֲמָר רָאשִׁי अग्रलेख, सम्पादकीय uvodnik vezércikk tajuk leiðari editoriale 社説 주요 기사 vedamasis (avīzes) ievadraksts lidah pengarang hoofdartikel lederartikkel wstępniak سرمقاله editorial editorial передовица úvodník uvodnik uvodnik ledare คํานํา başyazı 社論 передова стаття محرر کی رائے پر مشتمل اخبار کا مقالہ bài xã luận 社论
ˈleadership noun1. the state of being a leader. He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later. leierskap قِيادَه лидерство chefia vedení die Führung ledelse αρχηγία, ηγεσία liderato, liderazgo juhtimine رهبری johto direction מנהיגות नेतृत्व rukovodstvo vezetés kepemimpinan forysta comando, direzione 指導者の地位 지도자의 지위 vadovybė vadība pucuk pimpinan leiderschap, leiding ledelse kierownictwo لارښونه chefia conducere руководство vedenie vodstvo vođstvo ledarskap ความเป็นผู้นํา önderlik, liderlik 領導地位 керівництво قیادت sự lãnh đạo 领导
2. the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability. The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?. leierseienskappe قِيادَه، زِعامَه лидерски liderança vůdcovství der Führungsgeist lederevne ηγετική ικανότητα don de mando juhivõimed رهبری johtamistaito qualités de chef מנהיגות नेतृत्व, पथ-प्रदर्शक, नेतागीरी predvoditeljski vezetői képesség kepemimpinan forystuhæfileikar (capacità di dirigere) 指導力 지도력 gebėjimas vadovauti vadītājam nepieciešamās īpašības kepemimpinan leiderscapaciteiten lederegenskap cechy przywódcze رهبرى ،لارښونه liderança calităţi de conducător умение руководить vodcovské schopnosti sposobnost vodenja; vodstven predvođenje ledarförmåga ความเป็นผู้นํา önderlik/liderlik (yeteneği) 領導能力 лідерство قیادت کی صلاحیت khả năng lãnh đạo 领导能力
lead on1. to deceive with false expectations. om die bos lei يَخْدَع بِتَوَقُّعات كاذِبَه подвеждам seduzir svádět zum Weitermachen, etc. verlocken forlede εξαπατώ, παρασύρω engañar, tomar el pelo eksiteele viima فریب دادن harhauttaa faire marcher qqn לְרָמוֹת बहकाना navesti beleloval mengecoh blekkja, villa um fyrir ingannare, circuire つり込む 속여서 ...하게 하다 už nosies vedžioti maldināt; muļķot memperdaya paaien lokke zwieść ناسمه لارښونه كول seduzir a duce cu preşul обманывать zlákať zavajati zavlačiti förleda ล่อลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 誘騙 надурити جھوٹی توقعات پیدا کر دھوکا دینا lừa phỉnh 引诱
2. to go first; to show the way. Lead on! leiding يَسير في الطَّليعَه водя ir à frente jít první vorangehen lede; føre an οδηγώ, δείχνω το δρόμο ir adelante teed näitama به راهنمایی ادامه دادن johtaa ouvrir la marche לְהוֹבִיל आगे ले जाना voditi előremegy jalan dulu vísa veginn fare strada 先頭を行く 앞장 서다 eiti priekyje, rodyti kelią vest; vadīt; rādīt ceļu jalan dulu voorgaan vise veien prowadzić چاته لارښونه كول ir à frente a o lua înainte идти первым; показывать дорогу ísť prvý iti prvi povesti gå först, framåt! นําเป็นคนแรก yol göstermek 率領,帶路 вести آگے رہ کر رہبری کرنا dẫn đến 率领
lead up the garden path to deceive. om die bos lei يَخْدَع заблуждавам desencaminhar tahat za nos irreführen føre bag lyset εξαπατώ engañar ninapidi vedama گول زدن pettää mener en bateau לְרָמוֹת धोखा देना zavarati becsap, átejt menyesatkan blekkja rigirare まどわす 속이다 apgauti, suvedžioti vazāt aiz deguna memperdaya om de tuin leiden føre bak lyset `wpuścić w maliny` غولول،دوكه وركول desencaminhar a înşela водить за нос ťahať za nos povleči koga za nos prevariti lura, vilseleda หลอกลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 矇騙 водити за ніс فریب کرنا lừa phỉnh 蒙骗
lead up to to progress towards; to contribute to. to lead up to a climax; the events leading up to the First World War. voer tot, geen aanleiding يُؤَدّي ، يَقود إلى водещ до conduzir vést k führen zu lede op til οδηγώ σε, καταλήγω llevar a, conducir a viima راه را برای چیزی یا کاری آماده کردن johtaa conduire à לִתרוֹם, לְהוֹבִיל परिणति की ओर ले जाना voditi vhová elvezet menuju vera undanfari, leiða til portare a 〜へ導く 차츰 ...에 이르다 privesti iki pakāpeniski sagatavot menuju leiden tot lede opp til (do)prowadzić do د يو كار له پاره چمتوالى نيول conduzir a duce la приводить к viesť k pripeljati dovesti do leda [fram] till นําไปสู่ ...-e yol açmak, hazırlıklı olmak 把...逐步導向 поступово підготовляти کسی واقعے یا حادثے کی وجہ بننا hướng về một cái gì 把...一直带领到,导致
lead the way to go first (especially to show the way). She led the way upstairs. baan die weg يسير في المُقَدِّمَه показвам пътя mostrar o caminho ukazovat cestu vorangehen gå først; vise vej δέιχνω το δρόμο enseñar/mostrar el camino teed näitama جلو رفتن johtaa passer devant לְהוֹבִיל אֶת הַדֶרֶך आगे चलना, मार्ग प्रदर्शन करना voditi előre megy jalan dulu fara fyrir, vísa veginn fare strada 案内する 앞장 서다 eiti priekyje, vesti rādīt ceļu; iet pirmajam jalan dulu untuk menunjukkan jalan voorgaan vise veien, lede an prowadzić تر نورو مخكى تلل mostrar o caminho a o lua înainte показывать путь, вести за собой ukazovať cestu pokazati pot povesti visa vägen, gå före นําไปเป็นคนแรก önden gitmek, öne düşüp yol göstermek 帶路 іти попереду پہلے آگے بڑھنا dẫn tới 带路
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