leading

Definition

  • adjective: having great importance, influence, or success
  • adjective: coming or ranking first
  • synonyms: guiding, directing, controlling

Examples

  • She was devastated when she found out that he didn't really love her, and had only been 'leading' her 'on'. [=he had been leading her to believe that he loved her]

  • It turned out that he had been 'leading a double life'. [=deceiving people about his life, not telling the whole truth about his life]

  • The judge made it quite clear that the lawyers were not permitted to ask witnesses 'leading questions'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) is best for his people. Helm's Deep has saved them in the past. There is no way out of that ravine. Th'oden is walking into a trap. He thinks he's leading them to safety. What they will get is a massacre. Th'oden has a strong will, but I fear for him. I fear for the survival of Rohan. (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers