lead
A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily…A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82.
» What led you to this conclusion?
Was führte dich zu diesem Schluss?
Что привело вас к этому выводу?
Что привело тебя к этому выводу?
Что привело вас к этому заключению?
Что привело тебя к такому заключению?
Що привело вас до цього висновку?
Meaning
39 senses(uncountable)A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82.
Blei
свине́цsvinéc, плю́мбумpljúmbum
свине́цьsvynécʹ
(countable)A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
Senkblei, Lot
грузи́лоgruzílo, свинцо́вый отве́сsvincóvyj otvés
(countable, uncountable)A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
шпонšpon, шпо́наšpóna, шпо́ныšpóny
(uncountable)Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.
Durchschuss
интерлинья́жinterlinʹjáž, межстро́чное расстоя́ниеmežstróčnoje rasstojánije
(countable, uncountable)Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
(countable)A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
(countable)A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Bullets; ammunition.
They pumped him full of lead.
Blei
свинецsvinec
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.
You must remember to wear your leads.
(countable)The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
to take the lead
to be under the lead of another
Führung
(countable)Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
the white horse had the lead.
to be in the lead
Führung, Leitung
ли́дерствоlíderstvo
(UK, countable)An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
Examples
1932 sentencesWhat led you to this conclusion?
Що привело вас до цього висновку?
ruЧто привело вас к этому выводу?
deWas führte dich zu diesem Schluss?
This is as heavy as lead.
Воно важке як камінюка.
ruОно тяжёлое, как свинец.
deDas ist so schwer wie Blei.
Where does this street lead to?
Куди веде ця вулиця?
ruКуда ведёт эта улица?
deWohin führt diese Straße?
She led the old man into the room.
Вона відвела старика до кімнати.
ruОна провела в комнату старого мужчину.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Можна привести коня до води, але не можна змусити його пити.
ruМожно привести коня к воде, но нельзя заставить его пить.
deMan kann niemanden zu seinem Glücke zwingen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 9
By meaning 7
Origin
From Middle English led, leed, from Old English lēad (“lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *lFrom Middle English led, leed, from Old English lēad (“lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *laud (“lead”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow”).
From Middle English leden, from Old English lǣdan (“to lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to cause one to go, lead”), causative of Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to leave, die”).
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Forms
plural: leadsSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
110 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- lead the way
- the lead singer
- play lead guitar
- lead singer
- lead a quiet
- led the discussion
- lead guitar in
- is the lead
- lead guitar
- road lead
- play lead
- leading to an