Kilo Lingo

lead

/liːd/

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Translation

To go in front of others to show the way, or to be in charge of a group.

Word origin

From Old English laedan, meaning to guide or take with you.

Origin
Old English
Root
laedan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (lead, leads, led)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

Please .

"Lead" means to go in front and show the way.

team .

"Leads" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Led" is the past form of "lead".

When you lead, you go first so others can follow, or you are the head of a group. A guide leads people on a walk, and a boss leads a team.

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This word is part of lesson 6.