Antonyms for lead


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : leed
Phonetic Transcription : lid


Definition of lead

Origin :
  • "to guide," Old English lædan "cause to go with one, lead, guide, conduct, carry; sprout forth; bring forth, pass (one's life)," causative of liðan "to travel," from West Germanic *laidjan (cf. Old Saxon lithan, Old Norse liða "to go," Old High German ga-lidan "to travel," Gothic ga-leiþan "to go"), from PIE *leit- "to go forth."
  • Meaning "to be in first place" is from late 14c. Sense in card playing is from 1670s. Related: Led; leading. Lead-off "commencement, beginning" attested from 1879; lead-in "introduction, opening" is from 1928.
  • noun first place, supremacy
  • noun clue
  • verb guide physically
  • verb guide mentally; influence
  • verb surpass
Example sentences :
  • And the only one she never forgets is, 'When in doubt, lead your highest check.'
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • We can only crawl along, having to walk and lead the horses, or at least drag them.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Passively, he let Harry take him by the arm, and lead him on.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Surely those are not the steps that lead down toward the bath?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It was incumbent upon Mr. Gladstone to lead the opposition to this motion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The quartette started for the station with Patience and Emma in the lead.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • And the world's greatest democracy will lead a whole world of democracies.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Clearly, America must continue to lead the world we did so much to make.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Synonyms for lead

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