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lead1 [led] N

1. lead no pl (metal):

lead
to contain lead

2. lead (pencil filling):

lead

3. lead no pl (graphite):

lead

I. lead2 [liːd] N

1. lead THEAT, film:

lead

2. lead (clue):

lead

3. lead (connecting wire):

lead
kabl m inf
lead

4. lead Brit, Aus (rope for pet):

lead
to be on a lead

5. lead no pl (front position):

lead
to be in the lead
to be in the lead SPORTS

6. lead usu sing (guiding, example):

lead

7. lead (position in advance):

lead

8. lead (guiding in dance):

lead usu sing
no pl to follow sb's lead

II. lead2 <led, led> [liːd] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead
voditi imperf
lead
rukovoditi imperf
lead discussion, inquiry
voditi imperf

2. lead (guide):

lead
to lead sb astray

3. lead (go in advance):

to lead the way
to lead the way in sth

4. lead (cause to have):

to lead sb [in]to problems

5. lead pej (cause to do):

to lead sb to do sth
to lead sb to believe that ...

6. lead ECON, SPORTS (be ahead of):

lead
voditi imperf

7. lead (spend):

Phrases:

to lead sb up the garden path inf

III. lead2 <led, led> [liːd] VB intr

1. lead (be in charge):

lead
voditi imperf

2. lead (be guide):

lead
voditi imperf

3. lead (guide woman dancer):

lead
voditi imperf

4. lead (be directed towards):

lead

5. lead (implicate):

to lead to sth

6. lead (cause to develop, happen):

to lead to sth

7. lead (be in the lead):

lead
lead SPORTS
lead SPORTS

'lead time N

white 'lead N no pl

white lead
white lead

'lead-poi·son·ing N no pl

ex·'ten·sion lead N Brit

lead 'sto·ry N

lead story

I. lead off VB trans

1. lead off (initiate):

to lead off ⇄ sth

2. lead off (take away):

lead off

3. lead off (go off):

to lead off sth

II. lead off VB intr (perform first)

lead off
povesti imperf
lead off

lead gui·tar [liːdgɪ'tɑʳ] N

1. lead guitar (guitar):

lead guitar

2. lead guitar (guitar player):

lead guitar

lead astray VB trans

lead astray
Present
Ilead
youlead
he/she/itleads
welead
youlead
theylead
Past
Iled
youled
he/she/itled
weled
youled
theyled
Present Perfect
Ihaveled
youhaveled
he/she/ithasled
wehaveled
youhaveled
theyhaveled
Past Perfect
Ihadled
youhadled
he/she/ithadled
wehadled
youhadled
theyhadled