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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

導いた

Pronunciation / Transliteration: michibiita

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Led/lɛd/
verbnounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #250 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はチームを勝利に導いた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To have guided or directed someone or something.

    "She led the team to victory in the championship."
  2. 2

    To have been in charge or command of a group or activity.

    "He led the discussion on climate change."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'lædan', meaning 'to cause to go with oneself, lead, guide, conduct'. It traces back to Proto-Germanic '*laidjaną', which is the causative form of '*līþaną' (to go, travel). Over centuries, the past tense and past participle forms evolved into 'led', widely adopted across Germanic languages to signify guidance and precedence.

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