Meaning & use
led
Guided, directed, or went ahead of others; the past tense and past participle of 'lead.'
See it in a sentence
She led the hikers safely down the mountain before the storm arrived.
His research led to a major breakthrough in renewable energy storage.
A note on using this word
Led is easily confused with 'lead' (the metal) or the present-tense verb 'lead,' but it is pronounced like the metal and spelled differently.
Words with a similar meaning
guideddirected
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Words with an opposite meaning
followed
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