Translation of "lead" - English-Arabic dictionary


verb uk /liːd/ us /lid/ past tense and past participle led


You lead and we’ll follow.
She led them down the hall.

If a path or road leads somewhere, it goes there.

يَقود إلى
That path leads to the beach.

to be winning a game

يَسْبِق / يَتَقَدَّم
They were leading by eleven points at half-time.

to live in a particular way

يَعيش (بِطَريقة مُعَيَّنة)
He led a normal life despite his illness.

to be in control of a group, country, or situation

يُسيْطِر / يَقود
Amy was leading the discussion.

Phrasal verb(s)

noun uk /liːd/ us /lid/

the state of winning a competition

She’s in the lead (= winning).
France have a three-goal lead.

the main person in a movie or play

شَخْصيّة رَئيسيّة
She plays the lead in both movies.

UK US leash a chain, piece of leather, etc. that you attach to a dog’s neck and hold in order to control the dog

طَوْق (للكَلْب)
Dogs must be kept on a lead.
noun uk /led/ us /led/

[ no plural ] a soft, heavy, grey metal


the black part inside a pencil


(Translation of “lead” from the Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)