"led the way" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} led the way
  1. simple past and past participle of lead the way Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: lead the way
    Sense id: en-led_the_way-en-verb-rb0Xkvh7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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