Led Lead Leading Extra Examples Life Make Liːd

• if you lead, i'll follow.
• he led us out into the grounds.
• the receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
• she led the horse back into the stable.

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Verb Forms

1. to go with or in front of a person or an animal to show the way or to make them go in the right direction
• If you lead, I'll follow.
• He led us out into the grounds.
• The receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
• She led the horse back into the stable.
• The robbers led police on a high-speed chase through the city.
• I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue.

Extra Examples

• ‘Lead on!’ said Arnold.
• Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
• You lead the way and we'll follow.
• Five people helping to lead a convoy of aid are feared dead.
• Let me lead the way.
• She led them along a dark corridor to a small room.
2. to connect one object or place to another
• steps leading from the kitchen to the cellar
• Disconnect the pipe leading from the top of the water tank.
• The wire led to a speaker.
3. to go in a particular direction or to a particular place
• PAST TENSE, PAST PARTICIPLE OF lead1
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• A path led down the hill.
• The road led away from the house directly to the lake.
• Which door leads to the yard?
• The corridor led into a spacious living room.
• The track led us through a wood.

Extra Examples

• a path leading from the village to the old church
• An old track led back through the wood.
• The glass doors lead out onto a rooftop garden.
• The gardens lead directly onto a beach.
• Discussion of a client's tax affairs will lead naturally into consideration of investment options.
4. to have something as a result
• SYNONYM result in
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• The carbon tax will inevitably lead to an increase in energy bills.
• the events that eventually led to war
• The fire ant's painful sting can ultimately lead to death for some people.
• Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
• A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.

Extra Examples

• Business success does not automatically lead to financial success.
• These measures in turn led to an increased opportunity for independent music production.
• Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to low self-esteem.
• The use of soft drugs does not necessarily lead to a progression to hard drugs.
• Such actions would most likely lead to the decline of rural communities.
• Sugar and fat can easily lead to obesity.
• Industrialization inevitably led to the expansion of the urban working class.
5. to be the reason why somebody does or thinks something
• What led you to this conclusion?
• He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think something).
• Circumstances eventually led her to train as a doctor.
• The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe.

Extra Examples

• Some children are easily led.
• This has led scientists to speculate on the existence of other galaxies.
• What we found leads us to suspect that more people may be involved.
6. to be in control of something; to be the leader of something
• to lead a team/group
• to lead an expedition/a discussion
• Inspector Sam Roland is leading the investigation.
• Who will lead the party in the next election?
• The campaign for the ban was led by Greenpeace.
• A good manager leads by example (= shows people how to behave by behaving in that way themselves).

Extra Examples

• The project is run by a team of experts led by Andrew Hall.
• He led the first expedition to the North Pole.
• Detective Inspector Adrian Eakins, who is leading the hunt for the killer, has called a press conference.
7. to be the best at something; to be in first place
• The department led the world in cancer research.
• We lead the way in space technology.
• The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds.

Extra Examples

• The firm's solid construction standards still lead the field.
• He led the race for eight laps until his engine blew.
8. to have a particular type of life
• We lead a very quiet life.
• to lead a life of luxury/a miserable existence
• I tried to lead as normal a life as possible.
9. to cause a process to start
• The recent economic recovery was almost entirely led by exports.
10. to play first; to play something as your first card
• It's your turn to lead.
• to lead the ten of clubs
11. a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge
12. to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do things that are wrong
• Jack's parents thought the other boys might lead him astray.
13. to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely
14. to be the first to make the effort to do something new
• Denmark, Norway and Sweden are united in leading the charge to a cash-free economy.
15. to cause somebody a lot of trouble or worry
16. to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do
17. to live a happy and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities
• The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.
• He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley.
18. to have no successful result for somebody
• This discussion is leading us nowhere.
• Often there are discoveries which lead nowhere.
19. to make somebody believe something that is not true
20. used to suggest that the way one event or action leads to others is so obvious that it does not need to be stated
• He offered me a ride home one night, and, well, one thing led to another and now we're married!
21. you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

Word Origin

• Old English lǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leiden and German leiten, also to load and lode.