"leading" meaning in English

See leading in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈliːdɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlidɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-leading.ogg
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English ledinge, ledynge, ledand, ledande, ledende, from Old English lǣdende, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, from Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), equivalent to lead + -ing. Compare West Frisian liedend, Dutch leidend, German leitend, Swedish ledande, Icelandic leiðandi. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ledinge}} Middle English ledinge, {{inh|en|ang|lǣdende}} Old English lǣdende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*laidijandī}} Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*laidijandz}} Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*laidijaną|t=to lead}} Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), {{suf|en|lead|ing|id2=participial}} lead + -ing, {{cog|fy|liedend}} West Frisian liedend, {{cog|nl|leidend}} Dutch leidend, {{cog|de|leitend}} German leitend, {{cog|sv|ledande}} Swedish ledande, {{cog|is|leiðandi}} Icelandic leiðandi Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} leading (not comparable)
  1. Providing guidance or direction. Tags: not-comparable Translations (providing guidance): водещ (vodešt) (Bulgarian), ръководен (rǎkovoden) (Bulgarian), johdatteleva (Finnish), führend (German), principale (Italian), веду́щий (vedúščij) (Russian), руководя́щий (rukovodjáščij) (Russian), наводя́щий (navodjáščij) (english: question) (Russian), principal (Spanish), ledande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-leading-en-adj-UMtGHCTz Disambiguation of 'providing guidance': 93 3 4
  2. Ranking first. Tags: not-comparable Translations (ranking first): johtava (Finnish), κορυφαίος (koryfaíos) (Greek), principale (Italian), primo (Italian), maggiore (Italian), fierent (Plautdietsch), веду́щий (vedúščij) (Russian), ledande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-leading-en-adj-5wfQDqXX Disambiguation of 'ranking first': 1 97 2
  3. Occurring in advance; preceding. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms (occurring in advance): concurrent, lagging Translations (preceding): edeltävä (Finnish), vorangehend (German), vorausgehend (German), führend (German), precedente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-leading-en-adj-1aISodo4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 74 1 1 19 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 6 55 3 2 23 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 9 7 77 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 5 62 3 2 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 70 1 1 20 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 74 1 1 17 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 9 72 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 6 48 4 4 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 4 58 2 2 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 7 52 4 3 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 7 56 4 2 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 8 57 5 3 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 7 55 4 3 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 6 51 4 2 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 12 7 51 4 2 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 7 51 4 2 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 5 62 2 2 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 5 62 2 2 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 7 52 4 3 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 56 4 2 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 7 3 89 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 8 51 5 2 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 6 54 4 2 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 5 62 2 2 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 4 61 3 1 23 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 7 54 5 2 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 10 7 57 4 2 18 2 Disambiguation of 'occurring in advance': 1 1 99 Disambiguation of 'preceding': 2 3 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leading indicator, leading woman
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈliːdɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlidɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-leading.ogg Forms: leadings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English leding, ledyng, ledinge, ledunge, equivalent to lead + -ing. Cognate with Dutch leiding (“conduit, leading, guidance, leadership”), German Leitung (“line, conduit, cable”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leding}} Middle English leding, {{suf|en|lead|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} lead + -ing, {{cog|nl|leiding|t=conduit, leading, guidance, leadership}} Dutch leiding (“conduit, leading, guidance, leadership”), {{cog|de|Leitung|t=line, conduit, cable}} German Leitung (“line, conduit, cable”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leading (plural leadings)
  1. An act by which one is led or guided.
    Sense id: en-leading-en-noun-TA0D1sxv Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 70 30
  2. (archaic) Command of an army or military unit. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-leading-en-noun-HtcI7p57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛdɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English leedynge, equivalent to lead (chemical element) + -ing; so named because in metal typesetting (letterpress and hot metal typesetting), pieces of lead (slugs, strips, blocks, etc) were often the mechanical means of producing the gap. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leedynge}} Middle English leedynge, {{suffix|en|lead|ing|pos1=chemical element}} lead (chemical element) + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} leading (uncountable)
  1. (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Typography Translations (Vertical space added between lines): 行距 (hángjù) (Chinese Mandarin), proklad řádků (Czech), linipaŝo (Esperanto), rivivälistys (Finnish), interligne [masculine] (French), Zeilenabstand [masculine] (German), Interlinea [feminine] (German), Zeilendurchschuss [masculine] (German), Durchschuss [masculine] (German), διάστιχο (diásticho) [neuter] (Greek), sorköz (Hungarian), interlini (Indonesian), scaradh [masculine] (Irish), interlinea [feminine] (Italian), インテル (interu) (Japanese), 행간 (haenggan) (Korean), leading [masculine] (Polish), entrelinha [feminine] (Portuguese), espaçamento entre linhas [masculine] (Portuguese), интерлиньяж (interlinʹjaž) [masculine] (Russian), entrelínea [feminine] (Spanish), radavstånd [neuter] (Swedish), rhynglinellu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-leading-en-noun--o4GNQXT Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈliːdɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlidɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-leading.ogg
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English ledinge, ledynge, ledand, ledande, ledende, from Old English lǣdende, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, from Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), equivalent to lead + -ing. Compare West Frisian liedend, Dutch leidend, German leitend, Swedish ledande, Icelandic leiðandi. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ledinge}} Middle English ledinge, {{inh|en|ang|lǣdende}} Old English lǣdende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*laidijandī}} Proto-West Germanic *laidijandī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*laidijandz}} Proto-Germanic *laidijandz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*laidijaną|t=to lead}} Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to lead”), {{suf|en|lead|ing|id2=participial}} lead + -ing, {{cog|fy|liedend}} West Frisian liedend, {{cog|nl|leidend}} Dutch leidend, {{cog|de|leitend}} German leitend, {{cog|sv|ledande}} Swedish ledande, {{cog|is|leiðandi}} Icelandic leiðandi Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} leading
  1. present participle and gerund of lead Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lead
    Sense id: en-leading-en-verb-2~XcTMXf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:",
          "text": "I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.",
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          "text": "Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.",
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          "word": "водещ"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "providing guidance",
          "word": "führend"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "providing guidance",
          "word": "principale"
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          "roman": "vedúščij",
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          "code": "ru",
          "english": "question",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "navodjáščij",
          "sense": "providing guidance",
          "word": "наводя́щий"
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          "word": "principal"
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          "text": "He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.",
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          "word": "johtava"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "koryfaíos",
          "sense": "ranking first",
          "word": "κορυφαίος"
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          "code": "it",
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          "word": "principale"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ranking first",
          "word": "primo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ranking first",
          "word": "maggiore"
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          "word": "fierent"
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          "word": "веду́щий"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "ranking first",
          "word": "ledande"
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        {
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          "word": "edeltävä"
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          "word": "vorausgehend"
        },
        {
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          "word": "führend"
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          "ref": "1792, William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the:",
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          "text": "Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe,\nThat by Characters grauen in thy browes,\nAnd by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect,\nDeſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?",
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          "word": "διάστιχο"
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          "word": "interlinea"
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          "text": "I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.",
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      "word": "principale"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "johtava"
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}

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          "ref": "1792, William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:",
          "text": "Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe,\nThat by Characters grauen in thy browes,\nAnd by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect,\nDeſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "διάστιχο"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "id",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "interlinea"
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      "word": "インテル"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haenggan",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "word": "행간"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leading"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrelinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espaçamento entre linhas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "interlinʹjaž",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "интерлиньяж"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrelínea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "radavstånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Vertical space added between lines",
      "word": "rhynglinellu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leading"
}

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