How to pronounce lead

Lead

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to go before someone and show them the way

lead(noun)

an advantage held by a competitor in a race

"he took the lead at the last turn"

lead, Pb, atomic number 82(noun)

a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

"the children were playing with lead soldiers"

lead, track, trail(noun)

evidence pointing to a possible solution

"the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

lead(noun)

a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

"he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"

lead(noun)

the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

lead, lead-in, lede(noun)

the introductory section of a story

"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

lead(noun)

(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

star, principal, lead(noun)

an actor who plays a principal role

lead(noun)

(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

"he took a long lead off first"

tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint(noun)

an indication of potential opportunity

"he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

lead, lead story(noun)

a news story of major importance

spark advance, lead(noun)

the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

leash, tether, lead(noun)

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

lead, leading(noun)

thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

lead, pencil lead(noun)

mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable(noun)

a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

"it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

lead(verb)

the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

"the lead was in the dummy"

lead, take, direct, conduct, guide(verb)

take somebody somewhere

"We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

leave, result, lead(verb)

have as a result or residue

"The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

lead(verb)

tend to or result in

"This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

lead, head(verb)

travel in front of; go in advance of others

"The procession was headed by John"

lead(verb)

cause to undertake a certain action

"Her greed led her to forge the checks"

run, go, pass, lead, extend(verb)

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

head, lead(verb)

be in charge of

"Who is heading this project?"

lead, top(verb)

be ahead of others; be the first

"she topped her class every year"

contribute, lead, conduce(verb)

be conducive to

"The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

conduct, lead, direct(verb)

lead, as in the performance of a composition

"conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

go, lead(verb)

lead, extend, or afford access

"This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

precede, lead(verb)

move ahead (of others) in time or space

run, lead(verb)

cause something to pass or lead somewhere

"Run the wire behind the cabinet"

moderate, chair, lead(verb)

preside over

"John moderated the discussion"

highest in rank or authority

the lead diplomat is responsible for making policy for the entire embassy

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show

the actor's career has really taken off since he became the lead in that prime-time drama

the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects

the runner maintained a lead of several meters all the way around the track

a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert

my sister got a lead on the job opening from her neighbor, who is the human resources director for the company

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)

the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum

to serve as leader of

a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software

to be at the front of

the local high school's marching band led the parade

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

this old road leads to an abandoned quarry

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers

I can plead ignorance.

I plead guilty.

She lead me on.

I plead ignorance.

I lead a busy life.

I plead not guilty.

You lead the way and I will follow you.

His tone lead me to think that he already knew.

My dream is to lead a quiet life in the country.

Where does this street lead to?

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• lood Afrikaans
• رصاص, قادArabic
• ҡурғашBashkir
• цвінец, право́дзіць, весці́, вадзі́ць, праве́сці, павесці́, павадзі́цьByelorussian
• олово водя Bulgarian
• plom, plomoù, kas, bleinañ, renBreton
• plom dirigir portar encapçalar conduir anar al capdavant Catalan
• olovo odsadit vodit vést Czech
• вєстиserbian
• plwm Welch
• bly Danish
• leitung führung spur leine ader lot blei mine durchschuss verbleien senkblei führen leiten anführen German
• މަގުދިލުންDivehi
• προβάδισμα βυθομετρητής μολυβδοσκεπή επιμολυβδώνω μολύβι μολυβδοταινία μόλυβδος Greek
• plumbo plumbi sondilo estri konduki sekvi antaŭi komenciĝi komenci logi antaŭiri Esperanto
• ventaja balas interlínea escandallo plomo regleta sonda mina conducir guiar ir a la cabeza liderar partir ir en cabeza comenzar llevar dirigir Spanish
• seatina plii Estonian
• berunBasque
• سرب Persian
• lähtö pituus johto kärki johtolanka johtoasema varausjohto johtaminen hihna kärkipaikka latausjohto lieka väylä talutushihna ajo vihje lyijy lyijykatto riviväli luoti lyijylevy johdattaa aloittaa opastaa viedä vetää johtaa ohjata ajaa kärkkyä Finnish
• blýggjFaeroese
• prospect laisse tuyau piste mine plomb sonde mener conduire diriger pousser guider amener commander French
• lead, liedeFrisian
• luaidhe Irish
• iall, luaidheScots Gaelic
• chumboGalician
• leoaieManx
• עופרת, הנהיג, הוביל, התחילHebrew
• सीसा नेतृत्व Hindi
• nyom ólom elöl megy vezet Hungarian
• կապար Armenian
• timbel Indonesian
• duktarEsperanto
• blý Icelandic
• guida mina piombo scandaglio essere di mano condurre guidare comportarsi essere in testa convincere andare avanti influenzare Italian
• 鉛, 芯, 導く, 案内する, 達する, 引く, 率いる, リード, 到達Japanese
• ტყვია Georgian
• қорғасынKazakh
• aqerloqGreenlandic
• 연, 납, 鉛, 안내하다Korean
• قورقوشم Kurdish
• plomgreek
• plumbum Latin
• bläiLuxembourgish
• švinas vesti Lithuanian
• svins vest Latvian
• matāMaori
• олово води Macedonian
• കറുത്തീയം പെന്‍സില്‍ മുന നയിയ്ക്കുക Malayalam
• харMongolian
• timah hitam timbel plumbum Malay
• ċombMaltese
• leiding lijn aanwijzing lood uitkomst vaargeul voorsprong leidraad begeleiding lengte dieplood verloden stift interlinie blij interliniëren leiden voorlopen begeleiden aanvoeren uitkomen vooroplopen meevoeren Dutch
• bly Norwegian
• dilyį́híNavajo, Navaho
• cynk smycz prowadzenie wyjście trop ołów zaprowadzić wychodzić przewodzić przeprowadzać prowadzić przodować poprowadzić pokazywać poprzedzać kierować doprowadzać wskazywać wodzić prowadzić się dowodzić Polish
• conduzir liderança chumbo mina chumbar prumo liderar sair guiar Portuguese
• plùm, plom, plùnRomance
• plumb conduce duce Romanian
• жила лидерство наводка повод поводок привязь ход интерлиньяж шпона свинец шпоны шпон грузило свинцевать межстрочное расстояние свинцовый отвес плюмбум графит вести проводить возглавлять начинать ходить водиться привести приводить вестись водить опережать лидировать склонять руководить пойти Russian
• plumbu, piumbu, prumu, piumu, peumuSardinian
• olovo, олово, водити, voditiSerbo
• olovo vodiť Slovak
• svinec, voditiSlovenian
• plumb Albanian
• förhand ledning ledtråd stift bly lod leda föra Swedish
• ongoza Swahili
• సీసముTegulu
• surbTajik
• ตะกั้วThai
• kurşun kalem ucu uç Turkish
• свинець, поводи́ти, повести́, проводити, вести́, води́тиUkrainian
• кўогъшсинUzbek
• chì Vietnamese
• plumbinVolapuk
• בלײַYiddish