leading

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of lead

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Providing guidance or direction.
2. (not-comparable) Ranking first.
3. (not-comparable) Occurring in advance; preceding.

Noun

1. An act by which one is led or guided.
2. (archaic) Command of an army or military unit.

Noun

Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

Synonyms

chief

principal

main

prominent

lead

foremost

important

leadership

guiding

guidance

conducting

central

ahead

highest

directing

first

1st

in the lead

capital

distinguished

direction

key

🔑

line spacing

major

conveying

bringing

primary

preeminent

prime

top

🔝

topmost

commanding

preceding

governing

prima

salient

conduct

staple

star

⭐

starring

stellar

conduction

supreme

taking

eminent

ultramodern

uppermost

top grade

managing

fore

outstanding

paramount

premier

prescription

primal

proceeding

progressing

progressive

proper

ruling

running

🏃

senior

showing

slug

stimulating

striking

top-level

winning

wiry

one of the best

going first

going ahead

taking priority

top-rank

converting someone to Buddhism

advocacy

information

direction giving

conducting managing

showing the way

showing the right way

in-chief

type slug

best

Eminent

administration

advance

advanced

advancing

alpha

anticipation

appointing

at the front

at the head

big

captaincy

captainship

cardinal

carrying

causing

cephalic

champion

chieftaincy

chieftainship

conductive

conspicuous

convection

deputing

derivation

directive

dominant

dragging

driving

effecting

excellent

executive

front

going

head

impelling

incitement

inciting

inducement

induction

influential

initial

instruction

introducing

introduction

leaded

magistral

master

most important

moving

occasioning

Translations

principal

leidend

toonaangevend

führend

Führung

directeur

principal

Zeilenabstand

conducteur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːdɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ledinge

Inherited from Old English: lǣdende

Cognate with Western Frisian: liedend

Cognate with Dutch: leidend

Cognate with German: leitend

Cognate with Swedish: ledande

Cognate with Icelandic: leiðandi

Inherited from Middle English: leding

Cognate with Dutch: leiding

Cognate with German: Leitung

Inherited from Middle English: leedynge

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.

Sentences

Pratt continued his leading man status with " The Magnificent Seven " and " Passengers ".