"take the lead" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌteɪk ðə ˈliːd/ Audio: En-au-take the lead.ogg Forms: takes the lead [present, singular, third-person], taking the lead [participle, present], took the lead [past], taken the lead [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the lead}} take the lead (third-person singular simple present takes the lead, present participle taking the lead, simple past took the lead, past participle taken the lead)
  1. (idiomatic) To become the leader, to advance into first place. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to advance into first place): 打頭陣 (Chinese Mandarin), 打头阵 (dǎ tóuzhèn) (Chinese Mandarin), ouvrir la marche (French), passer en tête (French), antepoñerse (Galician), vezet (Hungarian), praesum (Latin)
    Sense id: en-take_the_lead-en-verb-6gMDZNqE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'to advance into first place': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to assume leadership over a group): prendre le commandement (French), elöl jár (Hungarian), élen jár (Hungarian), praesum (Latin)
    Sense id: en-take_the_lead-en-verb-Di5WEmND Disambiguation of 'to assume leadership over a group': 1 99
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      "sense": "to advance into first place",
      "word": "打頭陣"
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      "sense": "to advance into first place",
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      "word": "ouvrir la marche"
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      "sense": "to advance into first place",
      "word": "praesum"
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      "sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
      "word": "prendre le commandement"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
      "word": "elöl jár"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "élen jár"
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