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I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.
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Meaning of "lead off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAD OFF

lead off  [liːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAD OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lead off is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lead off in English.

WHAT DOES LEAD OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lead off in the English dictionary

The first definition of lead off in the dictionary is to initiate the action of ; begin. Other definition of lead off is an initial move or action. Lead off is also a person or thing that begins something.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LEAD OFF

PRESENT

Present
I lead off
you lead off
he/she/it leads off
we lead off
you lead off
they lead off
Present continuous
I am leading off
you are leading off
he/she/it is leading off
we are leading off
you are leading off
they are leading off
Present perfect
I have led off
you have led off
he/she/it has led off
we have led off
you have led off
they have led off
Present perfect continuous
I have been leading off
you have been leading off
he/she/it has been leading off
we have been leading off
you have been leading off
they have been leading off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I led off
you led off
he/she/it led off
we led off
you led off
they led off
Past continuous
I was leading off
you were leading off
he/she/it was leading off
we were leading off
you were leading off
they were leading off
Past perfect
I had led off
you had led off
he/she/it had led off
we had led off
you had led off
they had led off
Past perfect continuous
I had been leading off
you had been leading off
he/she/it had been leading off
we had been leading off
you had been leading off
they had been leading off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lead off
you will lead off
he/she/it will lead off
we will lead off
you will lead off
they will lead off
Future continuous
I will be leading off
you will be leading off
he/she/it will be leading off
we will be leading off
you will be leading off
they will be leading off
Future perfect
I will have led off
you will have led off
he/she/it will have led off
we will have led off
you will have led off
they will have led off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been leading off
you will have been leading off
he/she/it will have been leading off
we will have been leading off
you will have been leading off
they will have been leading off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lead off
you would lead off
he/she/it would lead off
we would lead off
you would lead off
they would lead off
Conditional continuous
I would be leading off
you would be leading off
he/she/it would be leading off
we would be leading off
you would be leading off
they would be leading off
Conditional perfect
I would have lead off
you would have lead off
he/she/it would have lead off
we would have lead off
you would have lead off
they would have lead off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been leading off
you would have been leading off
he/she/it would have been leading off
we would have been leading off
you would have been leading off
they would have been leading off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lead off
we let´s lead off
you lead off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lead off
Past participle
led off
Present Participle
leading off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEAD OFF


agreed
əˈɡriːd
bastide
bæsˈtiːd
breed
briːd
creed
kriːd
exceed
ɪkˈsiːd
feed
fiːd
guaranteed
ˌɡærənˈtiːd
indeed
ɪnˈdiːd
invalid
ˈɪnvəˌliːd
lead
liːd
need
niːd
proceed
prəˈsiːd
read
riːd
rede
riːd
reed
riːd
Reid
riːd
seed
siːd
speed
spiːd
succeed
səkˈsiːd
we´d
wiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAD OFF

lead arsenate
lead astray
lead balloon
lead by the nose
lead chromate
lead colic
lead crystal
lead glass
lead line
lead monoxide
lead on
lead oxide
lead paint
lead pencil
lead pipe
lead piping
lead poisoning
lead replacement petrol
lead screw
lead shot

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAD OFF

bad off
bite someone´s head off
brassed off
browned off
cheesed off
cut off
hacked off
head off
hold off
nod off
on and off
one´s head off
pissed off
rained off
round off
sod off
sound off
take the lid off
turn off
ward off

Synonyms and antonyms of lead off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEAD OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lead off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lead off

Translation of «lead off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAD OFF

Find out the translation of lead off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lead off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lead off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

导致关闭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conducir fuera
570 millions of speakers

English

lead off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद का नेतृत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يؤدي قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вести с
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conduzir fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরম্ভ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commencer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengetuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abgehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口火を切る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이어질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mimpin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khởi sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னேடுத்துச்செல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yol göstermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lead off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odprowadzać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вести з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conduce off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδηγήσει off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lei af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leda bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fører ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lead off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD OFF»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lead off

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QUOTES WITH «LEAD OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lead off.
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Chili Davis
I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAD OFF»

Discover the use of lead off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lead off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black Belt
Every fighter can be broken down into two categories: he is either a "lead-off" fighter, or a counter fighter. Every time there's an exchange in a fight, one person initiates the attack, the other person receives it. The receiver is basically a counter ...
2
Self-Defense: The Art of Boxing
I, after each blow. The opponents should take it in turns to guard and attack. 1st Exercise. 1.-—Left-hand body blow (get back). 2.—Right-hand body blow (get back). 3.—Left-hand lead off at the head, guarding with the right (get back). 4.
John Hurley, 2003
3
Media Programming: Strategies and Practices
Anchoring Strategy. All schedulers use the strategy of beginning an evening with an especially strong program, the anchor show. Also known as the lead-off, this first prime-time show sets the tone for the network's entire evening. It is believed ...
Susan Eastman, Douglas Ferguson, 2012
4
Proposed resource management plan, final environmental ...
ALTERNATIVE E SPACING INTERVAL FOR TURNOUT DITCHES Percent slope Spacing interval 0%- 4% 4%- 6% 6%- 8% 8% - 10% 400' - 150' 250' - 125' 200' - 100' 150' - 75' A typical lead-off ditch has a minimum depth of 1 foot below and ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Roswell Resource Area, United States. Bureau of Land Management. Carlsbad Resource Area, 1997
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The Science of Linguistics in the Art of Translation: Some ...
Some Tools from Linguistics for the Analysis and Practice of Translation Joseph L . Malone. monplace for lead-off trajections to be structural and the follow-ups to be STraTEGICAL (§7. 1). The common properties of hook-ups introduced here ...
Joseph L. Malone, 1988
6
Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Voice over IP and ...
Type M-Lead Off- Hook M-Lead On- Hook E-Lead Off- Hook E-Lead On-Hook I Battery Ground Ground Open II Battery Open Ground Open III Loop Current Ground Ground Open IV Ground Open Ground Open V Ground Open Ground Open ...
Kevin Wallace, 2011
7
Reasoning with Sabermetrics: Applying Statistical Science to ...
Rather than comparing on-base plus slugging percentages (OPS) for the two lead-off stars, let's compare batting average and on-base percentage. A typical lead-offhitter isn't known as a big slugger. Both Henderson and Suzuki have similar ...
Gabriel B. Costa,, Michael R. Huber, John T. Saccoman, 2012
8
Managing roads for wet meadow ecosystem recovery
Lead-in, lead-out ditches induce headcutting by lowering the nick point and increasing runoff velocities. (e) Lead-off Ditches on the Meadow Surface Eliminate lead-off ditches and berms on the meadow surface. Contour lead-off ditches along ...
William D. Zeedyk, United States. Federal Highway Administration, United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region, 1996
9
Teach'n Baseball & Softball Handbook/Guide for Parents & Coaches
One of the newer ways of taking a lead off is they touch first base with their left foot, then take one side step out with only their right foot. Then as they watch the pitcher, they take 3 shuffle steps out towards second base and hold (SEE FIGURE ...
Bob Swope, 2008
10
How to Master Baseball: Baseball + Bat Master = Home Run
When coaching the pitcher, we tell him/her to watch the base runner most carefully at this time, for many base runners will automatically take a big lead off the base. If the pitcher is smart, an attempt will be made to catch the base runner taking ...
Winston B. Lewy, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAD OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lead off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Francoeur's two-run home run in ninth lifts Phillies past Marlins …
A.J. Ramos (0-2) walked Carlos Ruiz to lead off the ninth, and Francoeur hit a 1-0 pitch into the seats in left field to give the Phillies just their ... «Evening Sun, Jul 15»
2
Loggers walk off on Rafters - Daily Tribune
LA CROSSE – Ronnie Gideon homered to lead off the ninth inning as La Crosse downed the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 4-3 Sunday at ... «Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Legion state tourney game suspended by rain, will resume Monday …
Ben Hess ripped a one-out triple in the top of the first that scored Nick Ray, who drew a lead off walk to start the game. Brandon Bruiglio added ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Sherrill Post one loss from elimination after falling to Smith Post
Zakala walked to lead off, stole second and third and scored his team's sixth run on an error. Long walked two more before a bunt single loaded ... «Oneida Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Kole Calhoun's Two HR's Lead Angels To 3-0 Win Over Red Sox …
Calhoun then lead off the ensuing inning with a solo blast to right center to increase the Angels advantage to 2-0, and pushed the lead to 3-0 in ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»
6
Brown's eighth-inning blast carries Grizzlies to win over Greys …
Brown's solo shot to lead off the eighth broke a 3-3 tie and gave Gateway (19-34) its second consecutive victory. The Greys (24-27) received a ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
7
2015 Pan Am Games - U.S. literally throws away baseball gold …
... begin by placing runners at first and second with nobody out and the team at bat choosing whatever spot in the lineup it wants to lead off. «ESPN, Jul 15»
8
Rapid Reaction: Royals 4, White Sox 1
The White Sox's Tyler Saladino ended the shutout bid with his first career home run to lead off the ninth. What it means: The second half started ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
9
Minors 7.19.15: Gavin Cecchini's four hits, four RBIs lift B-Mets …
Michael Conforto tripled to lead off the sixth. With two outs, Conforto scored on Josh Rodriguez's single. In the seventh, Cecchini added a solo ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
10
Par-Troy East Little League softball - Daily Record
Gabby Gennarelli reached on an infield error to lead off the inning. The next batter, Lindsey DePetris, laid down a sacrifice bunt on an 0-2 count ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»

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