leading
Sentences
Meaning
lead
Opposite of
following, lagging, trailing
Synonyms
line spacing
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈliːdɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
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. Compare West Frisian liedend, Dutch leidend, German leitend, Swedish ledande, Icelandic leiðandi.
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