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led the charge

led the charge is the simple past and past participle of lead the charge.

Meaning of lead the charge

Verb

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

  1. To be one of the first to do something and leading them to do it too.
    • Singapore led the charge in Southeast Asia's development, going from a low-income nation to an upper middle-income one.

Questions about led the charge

What is led the charge the simple past and past participle of?
Led the charge is the simple past and past participle of lead the charge.

Words near led the charge in the dictionary

  1. led off
  2. led on
  3. led out
  4. led someone down the garden path
  5. led someone up the garden path
  6. led the charge
  7. led the line
  8. led the way
  9. led through
  10. led to
  11. led up to

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