How Do You Use Lead-in A Sentence?

1. The tour guide leads tourists through the jungle and points out interesting animals and plants. …
2. I bet on greyhound number 3. …
3. My lead broke so my dog escaped and ran around for an hour before I could catch her. …
4. Many people believe pencils are made from lead.

How do you use lead and led in a sentence?

1. She led the party through the marshland.
2. She lead the party through the marshland.
3. The accident led to an astonishing discovery.
4. The accident lead to an astonishing discovery.
5. They led us to believe we were welcome guests.
6. They lead us to believe we were welcome guests.

How do you use lead?

Used

as a verb

, “lead” (pronounced like greed) means “to guide or direct.” I always try to lead my children by example. Brian A. Klems leads in the voting for Best-Looking Male Grammar Expert.

Should I use lead or led?

The correct past and past

participle of lead is spelled led

. If you aren’t sure whether to use led or lead as the verb in your sentence, try reading it aloud to yourself. If the verb is pronounced /LED/, use led.

How bad is lead for you?

Exposure to high levels of lead may

cause anemia, weakness, and kidney and brain damage

. Very high lead exposure can cause death. Lead can cross the placental barrier, which means pregnant women who are exposed to lead also expose their unborn child. Lead can damage a developing baby’s nervous system.

Why do so many people write lead instead of LED?

Many writers think that the word lead is pronounced to rhyme with red and is used as the past tense or past participle of the verb lead (pronounced leed). … Instead, the word is properly spelled led, and it serves both roles: past tense and past participle. Thus, in the past tense: Yesterday,

he led the

parade.

Is lead or led past tense?

The past tense of

lead is led

— spelled L-E-D. The tour guide led visitors through the museum.

Can lead to synonyms?

Is lead poisoning reversible?

There is no way of reversing damage done by lead poisoning

, which is why pediatricians emphasize prevention. But a diet high in calcium, iron and vitamin C can help the body absorb less lead.

What are the signs of lead poisoning in adults?

A simple blood test can

detect lead poisoning. A small blood sample is taken from a finger prick or from a vein. Lead levels in the blood are measured in micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL). There is no safe blood level of lead.

Does lead leave the body?

Shortly after lead is absorbed into your body it travels in your blood to soft tissues and organs, such as liver, kidneys, brain, muscles and heart. The lead can be

either stored or excreted into your urine and faeces

. The time it takes for most of the lead to be excreted depends on how long you have been exposed for.

Is led to believe?

:

to be influenced to a certain belief

because of something heard, seen, or read We were led to believe it was true.

What is the simple past of lead?

The correct past and past participle of lead is

spelled led

. If you aren’t sure whether to use led or lead as the verb in your sentence, try reading it aloud to yourself. If the verb is pronounced /LED/, use led.

What is past form lead?

The past tense of lead is

led

— spelled L-E-D. The tour guide led visitors through the museum. The horse called Daddy’s Girl led the race going into the final turn. So often, however, people think the past tense is spelled L-E-A-D.

What type of word is lead?

Lead is

both a noun and a verb

, as most people know. There are several unrelated nouns spelled lead: one most commonly refers to a metal (as in, “The paint was made with lead”), and the other most commonly refers to a position of advantage (as in, “Our team was in the lead”).

What is the difference between LED and lead?

The

past tense of the verb lead is led, not lead

. One reason for the confusion might be that a similar verb, read, has an infinitive that’s spelled the same as the past tense. But with lead, that’s not how things are. Led is the correct way to spell the past tense of lead.