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    lead·ing
    [ˈlēdiNG]
    adjective
    leading (adjective)
    1. most important:
      "a number of leading politicians"
    noun
    leading (noun)
    1. guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.
      • an instance of spiritual guidance:
        "the leadings of the Holy Spirit"
    lead·ing
    [ˈlediNG]
    noun
    leading (noun)
    1. the amount of blank space between lines of print.
    lead
    [lēd]
    verb
    leading (present participle)
    1. cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:
      "she emerged leading a bay horse"
      • show (someone or something) the way to a destination by going in front of or beside them:
        "she stood up and led her friend to the door"
    2. be a route or means of access to a particular place or in a particular direction:
      "the door led to a long hallway"
      • be a reason or motive for (someone):
        "nothing that I have read about the case leads me to the conclusion that anything untoward happened" · "a fascination for art led him to start a collection of paintings"
      • culminate in (a particular event):
        "closing the plant will lead to the loss of 300 jobs"
    3. be in charge or command of:
      "a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff"
      • organize and direct:
        "the conference included sessions led by people with personal knowledge of the area"
      • be the principal player of (a group of musicians):
        "since the forties he has led his own big bands"
      • set (a process) in motion:
        "they are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery"
      • baseball
        (of a base runner) advance one or more steps from the base one occupies while the pitcher has the ball:
        "the runner leads from first"
      • (in card games) play (the first card) in a trick or round of play:
        "he led the ace and another heart"
    4. have the first place in (a competition); be ahead of (competitors):
      "the veteran jockey was leading the field"
      • be superior to (competitors or colleagues):
        "there will be specific areas or skills in which other nations lead the world"
      • have the advantage in a race or game:
        "Dallas was fortunate to lead 85-72"
    5. have or experience (a particular way of life):
      "she's led a completely sheltered life"
    Origin
    Old English lǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leiden and German leiten, also to load and lode.
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    verb
    1. cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:
      Opposite:
      • show (someone or something) the way to a destination by going in front of or beside them:
        be at the head of
        be at the front of
        Opposite:
    2. be a route or means of access to a particular place or in a particular direction:
      open onto
      connect with/to
      provide a route to
      communicate with
    3. be in charge or command of:
      be the leader of
      be the head of
      preside over
      hold sway over
      be in charge of
      be in command of
      be in control of
      have control of
      have charge of
      be at the helm of
      take the chair of
      reign over
      be in power over
      Opposite:
      serve in
    4. have the first place in (a competition); be ahead of (competitors):
      be ahead
      be winning
      be in front
      be out in front
      be in the lead
      be first
      come first
      Opposite:
      be losing
    5. have or experience (a particular way of life):
     
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