Past tense of lead

Forms of lead

Past tense of lead by meaning

1. to guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.: led
2. to cover, fill, or affect with lead.: leaded

Led in a sentence

• the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages
• The standard-bearers led and the rest of the marchers followed.
• He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.From the entry pip
• Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.From the entry coin
• However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.From the entry expression

Meaning of lead

1. noun A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82.
2. noun A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
3. noun A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.

Full definition of lead

Verbs like lead

• feed (fed)
• breed (bred)
• flee (fled)
• bleed (bled)
• mislead (misled)

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Questions about the past tense of lead

What is the past tense of lead?

The past tense of lead is led.

What is the past participle of lead?

The past participle of lead is led.

Is lead a regular or irregular verb?

Lead is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.