lead
/ˈliːd/ verbo B1En español: llevar, liderar, liderear, liderizar
- 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
- 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 guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions. · The guide was able to lead the tourists through the jungle safely.
- To direct; to counsel; to instruct. · A good teacher should lead their students to the right answer.
- 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
- 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
- To influence towards a belief, a conclusion, etc.
- 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.
- 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· 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way.
Plural lead · He/she/it leads · Pasado led · Participio pasado led · Forma en -ing leading
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- lead
- He/she/it
- leads
- Pasado
- led
- Participio pasado
- led
- Forma en -ing
- leading
Un verbo irregular: apréndete de memoria su pasado y su participio pasado.
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
- lead in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, in.
- lead off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, ...
- lead on To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- lead out To pad out (text) by inserting lead slugs between words.
- lead out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, ...
- lead through To take turns leading an expedition.
De la biblioteca
Gardiner, highly amused by the kind of family prejudice, to which he attributed her excessive commendation of her master, soon led again to the subject; and she dwelt with energy on his many merits, as they proceeded together up the great staircase.
These she also led to rooms, and each one of them found himself lodged in a very pleasant part of the Palace.
Morrel, who, forthwith conducting her up the flight of wooden steps leading to the chamber in which the feast was prepared, was gayly followed by the guests, beneath whose heavy tread the slight structure creaked and groaned for the space of several minutes.
After their departure, Fernand, who had now again become the friend and protector of Mercédès, led the girl to her home, while some friends of Dantès conducted his father, nearly lifeless, to the Allées de Meilhan.
Otras coincidencias
- lead plomo, sonda, escandallo A2
- lead dirigente, dirigiente, liderante B1
- lead emplomar C2
- lead pasos, ventaja, indicio C2
- lead in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- lead off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- lead on To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- lead out To pad out
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