Lead vs. Leading: What's the Difference?
Edited by Harlon Moss || By Janet White || Updated on October 5, 2023
Lead is to go or guide, whereas Leading is the action or position of one guiding or showing the way.
Key Differences
Lead, as a verb, means to guide or direct, often showing the way by going in advance. Leading is the gerund form of lead, referring to the action or process of guiding or directing, especially by going ahead. Lead implies a clear directional intention, while leading suggests an ongoing or continual process of guidance.
Lead can also be a noun, representing the position or initiative in guiding or directing. In contrast, leading, as an adjective, often denotes someone or something that is foremost or most prominent in a field or group. In this sense, lead denotes possession of control or advantage, while leading indicates the state of being the most important or preeminent.
Lead, in a technical or environmental context, refers to a heavy metal with the symbol Pb. Leading, in typesetting, refers to the spacing between lines of text. Here, lead has a distinct, tangible meaning, whereas leading is related to a design or layout process.
Lead is also used to describe the initiative in a dance partnership, guiding movements and steps. Leading describes the act of exercising control or guidance in the dance. In this instance, lead involves the concept of command, and leading implies the execution of such command through movement.
Lead can refer to being in charge or in command of others, often in a work or organizational setting. Leading can mean being in a principal role, at the forefront of an industry or field. Here, lead involves the responsibility of command or oversight, while leading represents the state or condition of being at the forefront or peak in reputation or performance.
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Comparison Chart
Grammatical Role
Can be a noun or verb
Generally used as a gerund or adjective
Function
Indicates guidance, direction, or a position at the front
Refers to the action, process, or state of being at the forefront
Context
Can refer to a metallic element, a position, or the act of guiding
Often used to describe prominence, spacing in text, or ongoing guidance
Usage in Sentence
“She will lead the team.”
“She has a leading role in the project.”
Associated Concept
Control or command
Forefront or prominence
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Lead and Leading Definitions
Lead
Lead is a heavy, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element.
Exposure to lead can be harmful.
Leading
Leading represents being in a principal role or position.
She has a leading role in the organization.
Lead
Lead can mean the principal role in a film, play, show, or other production.
She landed the lead role in the play.
Leading
Having a position in the lead; foremost
The leading runner in the race.
Lead
To show the way to by going in advance
The host led us to our table.
Leading
Chief; principal
The leading cause of high inflation.
Lead
To guide or direct in a course
Lead a horse by the halter.
Leading
Of or performing a principal role in a film, play, show, or other scripted production
A leading role.
Lead
To serve as a route for; take
The path led them to a cemetery.
Leading
Formulated so as to elicit a desired response
A leading question.
Lead
To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example).
Leading
First or foremost
The lead leg on a surfboard.
Lead
To guide the behavior or opinion of; induce
Led us to believe otherwise.
Leading
Most important
The lead author of a research paper.
Lead
To direct the performance or activities of
Lead an orchestra.
Leading
To show the way to by going in advance
The host led us to our table.
Lead
To inspire the conduct of
Led the nation in its crisis.
Leading
To guide or direct in a course
Lead a horse by the halter.
Lead
To play a principal or guiding role in
Lead a discussion.
Led the antiwar movement.
Leading
To serve as a route for; take
The path led them to a cemetery.
Lead
To go or be at the head of
The queen led the procession. My name led the list.
Leading
To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example).
Lead
To be ahead of
Led the runner-up by three strides.
Leading
To guide the behavior or opinion of; induce
Led us to believe otherwise.
Lead
To be foremost in or among
Led the field in nuclear research.
Led her teammates in free throws.
Leading
To direct the performance or activities of
Lead an orchestra.
Lead
To pass or go through; live
Lead an independent life.
Leading
To inspire the conduct of
Led the nation in its crisis.
Lead
To begin or open with, as in games
Led an ace.
Leading
To play a principal or guiding role in
Lead a discussion.
Led the antiwar movement.
Lead
To guide (a partner) in dancing.
Leading
To go or be at the head of
The queen led the procession. My name led the list.
Lead
To aim in front of (a moving target).
Leading
To be ahead of
Led the runner-up by three strides.
Lead
(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.
Leading
To be foremost in or among
Led the field in nuclear research.
Led her teammates in free throws.
Lead
To be first; be ahead.
Leading
To pass or go through; live
Lead an independent life.
Lead
To go first as a guide.
Leading
To begin or open with, as in games
Led an ace.
Lead
To act as commander, director, or guide.
Leading
To guide (a partner) in dancing.
Lead
To afford a passage, course, or route
A road that leads over the mountains.
A door leading to the pantry.
Leading
To aim in front of (a moving target).
Lead
To tend toward a certain goal or result
A remark that led to further discussion.
Policies that led to disaster.
Leading
(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.
Lead
To make the initial play, as in a game or contest.
Leading
To be first; be ahead.
Lead
To begin a presentation or account in a given way
The announcer led with the day's top stories.
Leading
To go first as a guide.
Lead
To guide a dance partner.
Leading
To act as commander, director, or guide.
Lead
To start a dance step on a specified foot.
Leading
To afford a passage, course, or route
A road that leads over the mountains.
A door leading to the pantry.
Lead
(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.
Leading
To tend toward a certain goal or result
A remark that led to further discussion.
Policies that led to disaster.
Lead
(Sports) To begin an attack in boxing with a specified hand or punch
Led with a right to the body.
Leading
To make the initial play, as in a game or contest.
Lead
To cover, line, weight, or fill with lead.
Leading
To begin a presentation or account in a given way
The announcer led with the day's top stories.
Lead
(Printing) To provide space between (lines of type) with leads.
Leading
To guide a dance partner.
Lead
To secure (window glass) with leads.
Leading
To start a dance step on a specified foot.
Lead
To treat with lead or a lead compound
Leaded gasoline.
Leaded paint.
Leading
(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.
Lead
The first or foremost position
A racer in the lead.
Leading
(Sports) To begin an attack in boxing with a specified hand or punch
Led with a right to the body.
Lead
One occupying such a position; a leader.
Leading
To cover, line, weight, or fill with lead.
Lead
The initiative
Took the lead in setting the pace of the project.
Leading
(Printing) To provide space between (lines of type) with leads.
Lead
The margin by which one holds a position of advantage or superiority
Held a lead of nine points at the half.
Leading
To secure (window glass) with leads.
Lead
Information pointing toward a possible solution; a clue
Followed a promising lead in the murder case.
Leading
To treat with lead or a lead compound
Leaded gasoline.
Leaded paint.
Lead
An indication of potential opportunity; a tip
A good lead for a job.
Leading
The first or foremost position
A racer in the lead.
Lead
Command; leadership
Took over the lead of the company.
Leading
One occupying such a position; a leader.
Lead
An example; a precedent
Followed his sister's lead in running for office.
Leading
The initiative
Took the lead in setting the pace of the project.
Lead
The principal role in a film, play, show, or other scripted production.
Leading
The margin by which one holds a position of advantage or superiority
Held a lead of nine points at the half.
Lead
The person playing such a role.
Leading
Information pointing toward a possible solution; a clue
Followed a promising lead in the murder case.
Lead
The introductory portion of a news story, especially the first sentence.
Leading
An indication of potential opportunity; a tip
A good lead for a job.
Lead
An important, usually prominently displayed news story.
Leading
Command; leadership
Took over the lead of the company.
Lead
The first play.
Leading
An example; a precedent
Followed his sister's lead in running for office.
Lead
The prerogative or turn to make the first play
The lead passes to the player on the left.
Leading
The principal role in a film, play, show, or other scripted production.
Lead
A card played first in a round.
Leading
The person playing such a role.
Lead
(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.
Leading
The introductory portion of a news story, especially the first sentence.
Lead
(Sports) A blow in boxing that begins a series or exchange of punches.
Leading
An important, usually prominently displayed news story.
Lead
A leash.
Leading
The first play.
Lead
A deposit of gold ore in an old riverbed.
Leading
The prerogative or turn to make the first play
The lead passes to the player on the left.
Lead
See lode.
Leading
A card played first in a round.
Lead
(Electronics) A conductor by which one circuit element is electrically connected to another.
Leading
(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.
Lead
(Nautical) The direction in which a line runs.
Leading
(Sports) A blow in boxing that begins a series or exchange of punches.
Lead
The distance aimed in front of a moving target.
Leading
A leash.
Lead
A channel of open water created by a break in a mass of ice.
Leading
A deposit of gold ore in an old riverbed.
Lead
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.
Leading
See lode.
Lead
Any of various, often graphitic compositions used as the writing substance in pencils.
Leading
(Electronics) A conductor by which one circuit element is electrically connected to another.
Lead
A thin stick of such material.
Leading
(Nautical) The direction in which a line runs.
Lead
Bullets from or for firearms; shot
Pumped the target full of lead.
Leading
The distance aimed in front of a moving target.
Lead
A lead weight suspended by a line, used to make soundings.
Leading
A channel of open water created by a break in a mass of ice.
Lead
(Printing) A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type.
Leading
A border or rim of lead, as around a windowpane.
Lead
Strips of lead used to hold the panes of a window.
Leading
(Printing) The spacing between lines, usually measured in points.
Lead
Chiefly British A flat roof covered with sheets of lead.
Leading
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.
Lead
First or foremost
The lead leg on a surfboard.
Leading
Any of various, often graphitic compositions used as the writing substance in pencils.
Lead
Most important
The lead author of a research paper.
Leading
A thin stick of such material.
Lead
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
Leading
Bullets from or for firearms; shot
Pumped the target full of lead.
Lead
A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
Leading
A lead weight suspended by a line, used to make soundings.
Lead
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
Leading
(Printing) A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type.
Lead
Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.
Leading
Strips of lead used to hold the panes of a window.
Lead
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
Leading
Chiefly British A flat roof covered with sheets of lead.
Lead
(plural leads) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
Leading
Present participle of lead
Lead
(countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils. Category:en:Carbon
Leading
Providing guidance or direction.
Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.
Lead
(slang) bullets; ammunition.
They pumped him full of lead.
Leading
Ranking first.
He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
Lead
(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
To take the lead
To be under the lead of another
Leading
Occurring in advance; preceding.
The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.
Lead
(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
The white horse had the lead.
To be in the lead
She lost the lead.
Smith managed to extend her lead over the second place to half a second.
Leading
An act by which one is led or guided.
Lead
An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
Leading
(archaic) Command of an army or military unit.
Lead
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
The runner took his lead from first.
Leading
(typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
Lead
The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
Your partner has the lead
Leading
Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example.
Lead
The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
Leading
The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance.
Lead
(acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
Leading
Suggestion; hint; example.
Lead
(business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
John is the development lead on this software product.
Leading
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Lead
(countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
Leading
The activity of leading;
His leadership inspired the team
Lead
A lode.
Leading
Indicating the most important performer or role;
The leading man
Prima ballerina
Prima donna
A star figure skater
The starring role
A stellar role
A stellar performance
Lead
(nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
Leading
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way;
We rode in the leading car
The leading edge of technology
Lead
A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
Leading
Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement;
Our greatest statesmen
The country's leading poet
A preeminent archeologist
Lead
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
Leading
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
He is ahead by a pawn
The leading team in the pennant race
Lead
(civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
Leading
Purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response;
A leading question
Lead
(horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
Leading
Leading is the action of guiding, directing, or going in advance.
He is leading the group efficiently.
Lead
Hypothesis that has not been pursued
The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.
Leading
Leading refers to being foremost or most prominent.
She is a leading expert in her field.
Lead
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
The police have a couple of leads they will follow to solve the case.
Leading
Leading denotes spacing between lines of text in typesetting.
The leading in this document needs adjustment.
Lead
(marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.
Leading
Leading signifies the act of exercising guidance or command.
He has been leading the team to success.
Lead
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
Lead
(curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
Lead
(newspapers) A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
Lead
An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
Lead
(engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
Lead
(music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor
Lead
(music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
Lead
(music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
Lead
(engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
Lead
(electrical) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
Lead
(electrical) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
Lead
(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
Continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
Lead
To place leads between the lines of.
To lead a page
Leaded matter
Lead
To guide or conduct.
Lead
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
A father leads a child
A jockey leads a horse with a halter
A dog leads a blind man
Lead
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
The guide was able to lead the tourists through the jungle safely.
Lead
(figuratively): To direct; to counsel; to instruct
A good teacher should lead their students to the right answer.
Lead
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
To lead a political party
To lead the search team
Lead
To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
The evidence leads me to believe he is guilty.
Lead
(intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
Lead
(heading) To begin, to be ahead.
Lead
(transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
The big sloop led the fleet of yachts;
The Guards led the attack;
Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages
Lead
(intransitive) To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
Lead
(intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
Lead
(transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
To lead someone to a righteous cause
Lead
(intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
The path leads to the mill;
Gambling leads to other vices
Lead
To produce (with to).
The shock led to a change in his behaviour.
Lead
Misspelling of led
Lead
(transitive) To live or experience (a particular way of life).
Lead
(not comparable) Foremost.
The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.
Lead
Main, principal, primary, first, chief, foremost.
The lead guitarist in band
The lead developer on a software project
Lead
One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible (melting point 327.5° C), forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82. Atomic weight, 207.2. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide.
Lead
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top.
Lead
A small cylinder of black lead or graphite, used in pencils.
Lead
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am sure I did my country important service.
Lead
Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
Lead
The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead.
Lead
An open way in an ice field.
Lead
A lode.
Lead
The course of a rope from end to end.
Lead
The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
Lead
The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
Lead
The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
Lead
The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
Lead
In an internal-combustion engine, the distance, measured in actual length of piston stroke or the corresponding angular displacement of the crank, of the piston from the end of the compression stroke when ignition takes place; - called in full lead of the ignition. When ignition takes place during the working stroke the corresponding distance from the commencement of the stroke is called negative lead.
Lead
The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
Lead
In spiral screw threads, worm wheels, or the like, the amount of advance of any point in the spiral for a complete turn.
Lead
The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
Lead
A role for a leading man or leading woman; also, one who plays such a role.
Lead
The first story in a newspaper or broadcast news program.
Lead
An electrical conductor, typically as an insulated wire or cable, connecting an electrical device to another device or to a power source, such as a conductor conveying electricity from a dynamo.
Lead
The distance a runner on base advances from one base toward the next before the pitch; as, the long lead he usually takes tends to distract the pitchers.
Lead
To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
Lead
To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.
Lead
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact or connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.
If a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in the ditch.
They thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill.
In thy right hand lead with theeThe mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.
Lead
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, esp. by going with or going in advance of.
The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask.Content, though blind, had I no better guide.
Lead
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or possess places.
Lead
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way.
And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
Lead
To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause.
He was driven by the necessities of the times, more than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of actions.
Silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers lusts.
Lead
To guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.
Nor thou with shadowed hint confuseA life that leads melodious days.
You remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife and daughter.
Lead
To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
Lead
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.
The mountain foot that leads towards Mantua.
Lead
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray;
The children were playing with lead soldiers
Lead
An advantage held by a competitor in a race;
He took the lead at the last turn
Lead
Evidence pointing to a possible solution;
The police are following a promising lead
The trail led straight to the perpetrator
Lead
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
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
The introductory section of a story;
It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
Lead
An actor who plays a principal role
Lead
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base;
He took a long lead off first
Lead
An indication of potential opportunity;
He got a tip on the stock market
A good lead for a job
Lead
A news story of major importance
Lead
The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
Lead
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
Lead
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Lead
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Lead
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire;
It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
Lead
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge;
The lead was in the dummy
Lead
Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace
Lead
Result in;
The water left a mark on the silk dress
Her blood left a stain on the napkin
Lead
Tend to or result in;
This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
Lead
Travel in front of; go in advance of others;
The procession was headed by John
Lead
Cause to undertake a certain action;
Her greed led her to forge the checks
Lead
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
Lead
Be in charge of;
Who is heading this project?
Lead
Be ahead of others; be the first;
She topped her class every year
Lead
Be conducive to;
The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
Lead
Lead, as in the performance of a composition;
Conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
Lead
Pass or spend;
Lead a good life
Lead
Lead, extend, or afford access;
This door goes to the basement
The road runs South
Lead
Move ahead (of others) in time or space
Lead
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
Run the wire behind the cabinet
Lead
Preside over;
John moderated the discussion
Lead
Lead refers to guiding or directing.
He will lead the expedition.
Lead
Lead signifies the initiating role or position in an action or task.
She took the lead in the project.
Lead
Lead denotes being in charge or in command of.
He will lead the meeting today.
FAQs
What does Leading refer to in grammar?
In grammar, “leading” is generally a gerund or an adjective, referring to the act or state of guiding or being foremost.
Can Lead be a noun?
Yes, “lead” can be a noun referring to the position or initiative in guidance or command.
What is Lead in grammar?
In grammar, “lead” can serve as a noun or verb, referring to a position of guidance or the action of guiding respectively.
Is Leading used as a noun?
Typically, “leading” is not used as a noun; it is usually an adjective or a gerund.
How is Lead used in a sentence as a verb?
As a verb, “lead” is used to denote the action of guiding or directing, e.g., “She will lead the team.”
Can Lead signify a principal role in performing arts?
Yes, “lead” can refer to the main role in a film, play, or other production.
Can Leading represent a principal role in general?
Yes, “leading” can represent being in a principal or predominant role or position.
Does Leading refer to an ongoing process?
Yes, “leading” often implies an ongoing or continual process of guidance or being at the forefront.
Is Leading associated with reputation or performance?
Yes, “leading” can represent the state or condition of being at the forefront or peak in reputation or performance.
Can Leading be used to describe prominence?
Yes, “leading” can describe someone or something that is foremost or prominent in a field.
Is Lead related to any element in the periodic table?
Yes, “lead” is also a heavy metallic element with the symbol Pb.
Is Leading related to any design process?
Yes, in typesetting, “leading” refers to the spacing between lines of text.
Is Lead used to describe guidance in dance?
Yes, in dance, “lead” refers to the initiative in guiding movements and steps.
Can Lead be used in a work or organizational context?
Yes, “lead” can refer to being in charge or in command of others in a work or organizational context.
Can Lead and Leading be used interchangeably?
No, “lead” and “leading” have different grammatical roles and meanings and are typically not interchangeable.
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