leading
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old English lǣdan, probably a causative form of liþan (“travel”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
leading
- Present participle of lead.
Adjective [edit]
leading (comparative more leading, superlative most leading)
- Providing guidance or direction.
- Avoiding leading questions if you really want the truth.
- Ranking first.
- He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
- Occurring in advance; preceding.
- The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (occurring in advance): concurrent, lagging
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
providing guidance
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Noun [edit]
leading (plural leadings)
- An act by which one is led or guided
- 1792, William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the[1]:
- It has been said that we ought not to force our way, but to wait for the openings, and leadings of Providence; but it might with equal propriety be answered in this case, neither ought we to neglect embracing those openings in providence which daily present themselves to us.
- 1855, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass[2]:
- […] I do not say leadings you thought great are not great, But I say that none lead to greater than these lead to.
- 1904, Edward Dowden, Robert Browning[3]:
- In his poetic method each writer followed the leadings of his own genius, without reference to common rules and standards; the individualism of the Revolutionary epoch asserted itself to the full.
- 1792, William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the[1]:
Etymology 2 [edit]
From lead (chemical element).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia leading (uncountable)
- (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing
Translations [edit]
Vertical space added between lines; line spacing
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