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leads off

leads off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lead off.

Meaning of lead off

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, off.
    • The kitchen and the lounge lead off from the hallway.
  2. To be the first batter of an inning.
    • Jones led off the inning with a home run.
  3. (broadly) To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.

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Questions about leads off

What is leads off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leads off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lead off.

Words near leads off in the dictionary

  1. leads astray
  2. leads by the nose
  3. leads from the front
  4. leads in
  5. leads nowhere
  6. leads off
  7. leads on
  8. leads out
  9. leads someone down the garden path
  10. leads someone up the garden path
  11. leads the charge

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