leading

[US]/ˈliːdɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈliːdɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. main; guiding
n. leadership
v. to guide

Phrases & Collocations

leading company

leading role

leading brand

leading expert

leading position

leading technology

leading edge

leading enterprise

leading industry

leading up

leading market

leading business

leading part

leading lady

leading place

leading actor

leading indicator

leading man

leading actress

leading off

leading light

leading screw

Example Sentences

leading a nationalist uprising

the leadings of the Holy Spirit.

a leading sponsor of the bill.

a leading scientific thinker.

assume a leading position

That’s a leading question.

a leading role; a leading lady.

he was leading her by the hand.

leading 3-0 at the interval.

the Wantage jockey was leading the field.

the weeks leading up to the elections.

a number of leading politicians.

two of Lenin's leading lieutenants.

events leading up to the coup.

one of the leading lights of the theater.

Real-world Examples

He's leading you off a cliff, boys.

Source: Prison Break Season 1

Pogacar is currently leading the overall standings.

Source: CRI Online July 2022 Collection

Mr. Cunha has been leading those efforts.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

So it all felt like it was leading to Knebworth.

Source: Rock documentary

One leading answer is that Culture can replace Scripture.

Source: History

The leading presidential Republican candidate calls the lawsuit politically motivated.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

Compression of the subclavian vein decreases blood drainage from the arm in hand, leading to edema.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

For weeks now, in public opinion polls, her party had been leading.

Source: NPR News September 2022 Compilation

Chronic high blood pressure stresses the heart and arteries leading to heart disease.

Source: WIL Life Revelation

Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have been leading the relief effort.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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