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leading
1[ lee-ding ]
adjective
- chief; principal; most important; foremost:
a leading toy manufacturer.
- coming in advance of others; first:
We rode in the leading car.
- directing, guiding.
Synonyms:
noun
- the act of a person or thing that leads.
leading
2[ led-ing ]
noun
- a covering or framing of lead:
the leading of a stained-glass window.
- Printing. lead 2( def 7 ).
leading
1/ ˈːɪŋ /
adjective
- guiding, directing, or influencing
- prenominal principal or primary
- in the first position
the leading car in the procession
- maths (of a coefficient) associated with the term of highest degree in a polynomial containing one variable
in 5x² + 2x + 3, 5 is the leading coefficient
leading
2/ ˈɛɪŋ /
noun
- printing the spacing between lines of photocomposed or digitized type Also calledinterlinear spacing
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱Բ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- iԲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of leading1
Example Sentences
It was simple on its face, a medley of new and old hits leading up to his performance of "Not Like Us."
While the net zero by 2050 target is currently set in law, Labour's "clean power by 2030" push is self-imposed, leading to regular rumours that it could be watered down.
President Trump's turnaround on cryptocurrencies appears to be moving them more into the mainstream, with two leading Wall Street brokerages now planning to introduce a wider range of customers to digital assets.
He was convicted of fraud just last year, leading to a half-billion-dollar civil judgment against his company, but he won the election anyway.
Zimbabwe's last Test in the UK was in 2003, a series famous for the Test debut of Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker.
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