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{
"term": "leading",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "most important or most successful",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **leading expert/authority/figure/member**"
},
{
"text": "a **leading contender/candidate**"
},
{
"text": "a **leading manufacturer/company/newspaper**"
},
{
"text": "the team's **leading scorer** for the past two seasons"
},
{
"text": "the leading provider of telecommunications services in Denmark"
},
{
"text": "She was offered the **leading role** in the new TV series."
},
{
"text": "The **leading causes** of death are heart disease and cancer."
},
{
"text": "He's a leading business analyst."
},
{
"text": "a leading brand/manufacturer/supplier"
},
{
"text": "Leading experts were brought to the scene of the crime."
},
{
"text": "She played a leading part in the negotiations."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "ahead of others in a race or contest",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She started the last lap just behind the leading group."
},
{
"text": "These are the leading first-round scores."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈliːdɪŋ/",
"audio": "le/leading/leading__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈliːdɪŋ/",
"audio": "le/leading/leading__us_5.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}