leading

Forms

Plural: leadings

Definitions

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.present participle and gerund of lead

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Providing guidance or direction.
- Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.
2.Ranking first.
- He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
3.Occurring in advance; preceding.
- The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.An act by which one is led or guided.
- In his poetic method each writer followed the leadings of his own genius, without reference to common rules and standards; the individualism of the Revolutionary epoch asserted itself to the full.
2.Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2525

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Related words

Word family

lead

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.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.