led
part of speech
verb (past and past participle of «lead»: lead, leads, led, leading)
meaning for a pupil
1) Showed the way by going in front (she led us to the park). tree →
2) Was in charge of a group or team. tree →
3) Was winning or in first place. tree →
4) Caused something to happen (led to). tree →
5) Went in a certain direction (the path led to the river). tree →
6) Lived a certain kind of life (led a happy life). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Led is used of God guiding Israel through the wilderness, as in the Song at the Sea, and of leaders taking people forth. Interpretation: The tradition sees God as the shepherd and guide of Israel, leading them out of Egypt and through forty years in the wilderness. In the primary lessons: Common in stories, history (who led the army) and sport (led by 2 goals). In maths, a team that led by 3 points was 3 points ahead. Phrases: «led to», «led by», «led the way», «be led astray».
examples
- Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation. (Torah EXO.15.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. (Torah DEU.29.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan. (Torah GEN.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- That led them through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness, without stumbling? (Prophets ISA.63.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace. (Writings PSA.45.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. (Writings PSA.78.53, JPS 1917) tree →
- The guide led us through the cave. tree →
- Our captain led the team to victory. tree →
- At half time, our team led by two goals. tree →
- The path led down to the beach. tree →
- Too much sugar led to a toothache. tree →
- She led a busy life. tree →
- The parade was led by a marching band. tree →
- She now led Gerda into the flower-garden. tree →
note
Homophone trap: «led» (past of «lead») sounds like «lead» the metal (Pb), but the metal is spelled «lead». Write «she led», never «she lead» for the past. In maths: «led by 5» = ahead by 5 (difference between scores is 5).
In the corpora
- Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.
- For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
- That led them through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness, without stumbling?
- but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
- She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «led» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.