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lead from the front

lead from the front verb: to lead by providing an excellent and forthright example.

Verb

lead from the front (third-person singular simple present leads from the front, present participle leading from the front, simple past and past participle led from the front)

  1. To lead by providing an excellent and forthright example.

Forms of lead from the front

third-person singular presentleads from the front
present participleleading from the front
past participleled from the front
pastled from the front

Questions about lead from the front

What does lead from the front mean?
Lead from the front means to lead by providing an excellent and forthright example.
What part of speech is lead from the front?
Lead from the front is a verb.
What is the past tense of lead from the front?
The past tense of lead from the front is led from the front.

Words near lead from the front in the dictionary

  1. lead dog
  2. lead dogs
  3. lead fiddle
  4. lead fiddles
  5. lead foot
  6. lead from the front
  7. lead glance
  8. lead glances
  9. lead glass
  10. lead glasses
  11. lead guitar

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