Led is the past tense and past participle of lead1.
-led
(-led)
1. combining form [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
-led combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is organized, directed, or controlled by a particular person or group.
...the student-led democracy movement.
...a German-led European consortium.
2. combining form
-led combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is mainly caused or influenced by a particular factor.
Their prosperity depends on export-led growth.
...a market-led economy.
led in British English
(lɛd)
verb
the past tense and past participle of lead1
LED in British English
electronics
abbreviation for
light-emitting diode
light-emitting diode in British English
noun
a diode of semiconductor material, such as gallium arsenide, that emits light when a forward bias is applied, the colour depending on the semiconductor material: used as off/on indicators
Abbreviation: LED
LED in American English
(ˌɛlˌiˈdi)
US
noun
a semiconductor diode that emits light when voltage is applied: used in electric lighting, alphanumeric displays, as on digital watches, etc.
see also LCD
Word origin
l(ight-)e(mitting) d(iode)
led in American English
(lɛd)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
lead1
LED in Electrical Engineering
(ɛl i di) or light-emitting diode
abbreviation
(Electrical engineering: Electronics components)
An LED is a semiconductor device that emits light.
LED lights are much more efficient, working with only a fraction of the energy neededeven by fluorescent lights even though offering much higher luminescence.
A 3 digit LED display shows the output voltage of each individual channel.
An LED is a semiconductor device that emits light.
More idioms containing
led
one thing led to another
Examples of 'led' in a sentence
led
Samaranan took his hand and led him forward, the demons skipping in his wake.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
Mistress Heaner led the way, holding the lamp, which threw fitful shadows onto the walls.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
The priests spread out, checking the numerous doors that led off the main hall of the First Sister's apartments.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
The steps down from the elevated station led onto Brighton Beach Avenue, still the heart of New York's Russian community.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2001)
All related terms of 'led'
lead
If you lead a group of people, you walk or ride in front of them.
plumbum
a heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable : occurs principally as galena and used in alloys , accumulators , cable sheaths , paints , and as a radiation shield . Symbol: Pb; atomic no: 82; atomic wt: 207.2; valency : 2 or 4; relative density : 11.35; melting pt: 327.502°C; boiling pt: 1750°C
cheerlead
to lead a crowd in formal cheers at sports events
swashbuckle
to engage in swashbuckling
LED display
a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators , digital timepieces , measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
market-led
of or relating to an approach to business in which the customer's requirements are identified by market research before a product or service is released
Led Zeppelin
British rock group (1968–80); comprised Jimmy Page (born 1944), Robert Plant (born 1948), John Paul Jones (born 1946), and John Bonham (1948–80): recordings include Led Zeppelin (1969), the untitled album popularly known as Led Zeppelin IV (1971), and Physical Graffiti (1975)
lead on
If someone leads you on , they encourage you to do something, especially by pretending that something is true.
lead off
If a door , room , or path leads off a place or leads off from a place, you can go directly from that place through that door, into that room, or along that path.
lead on to
If one event or action leads on to another, it causes it or makes it possible .
lead up to
The events that led up to a particular event happened one after the other until that event occurred .
one thing led to another
You say one thing led to another when you are explaining how something happened , but you do not really want to give the details or you think people will be able to imagine the details.
(s) (in race, competition, = front position) 领(領)先 (lǐngxiān)
(c) (fig, = example) 榜样(樣) (bǎngyàng) (个(個), gè)
(c) (= clue) 线(線)索 (xiànsuǒ) (条(條), tiáo)
⇒ The police were following up several leads.警方顺着几条线索进一步调查。 (Jǐngfāng shùnzhe jǐ tiáo xiànsuǒ jìnyībù diàochá.)
(c) (Cine, Theat, = part) 主角 (zhǔjué) (名, míng)
⇒ Richard is to play the lead in their new film.理查德将在他们的新片中扮演主角。 (Lǐchádé jiāng zài tāmen de xīnpiàn zhōng bànyǎn zhǔjué.)
(= actor, actress) 主演 (zhǔyǎn) (名, míng)
(c) (esp Brit)[for dog]皮带(帶) (pídài) (条(條), tiáo)
美 = leash
(c) (Elec) 导(導)线(線) (dǎoxiàn) (根, gēn)
(to battery) 导(導)线(線) (dǎoxiàn)
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(= guide) 带(帶)领(領) (dàilǐng)
⇒ The nurse led me to a large room.护士把我带到一个大房间。 (Hùshì bǎ wǒ dàidào yī gè dà fángjiān.)
(= be at the head of)[group, party, organization]领(領)导(導) (lǐngdǎo)
⇒ He led the country between 1949 and 1984.他于1949至1984年领导这个国家。 (Tā yú yījiǔsìjiǔ zhì yījiǔbāsì nián lǐngdǎo zhège guójiā.)
[march, demonstration, parade]带(帶)领(領) (dàilǐng)
⇒ He led a demonstration through the city.游行队伍在他的带领下穿过市区。 (Yóuxíng duìwu zài tā de dàilǐng xià chuānguò shìqū.)
(= spearhead)[campaign, activity]指挥(揮) (zhǐhuī)
(= start)[move]发(發)起 (fāqǐ)
⇒ The educated middle class led the move towards independence.受过教育的中产阶级发起了走向独立的运动。 (Shòuguo jiàoyù de zhōngchǎn jiējí fāqǐle zǒuxiàng dúlì de yùndòng.)
(= direct)[discussion, conversation]引向 (yǐnxiàng)
⇒ After a while I led the conversation around to her job.过了一会，我把谈话内容引向了她的工作。 (Guòle yīhuì, wǒ bǎ tánhuà nèiróng yǐnxiàngle tā de gōngzuò.)
vi
[walker, rider, driver]领(領)路 (lǐnglù)
⇒ Tom was leading; I followed behind.汤姆领路，我跟在后面。 (Tāngmǔ lǐnglù, wǒ gēn zài hòumiàn.)
(in race, competition) 领(領)先 (lǐngxiān)
⇒ Spurs lead by four goals to two.热刺队以4比2领先。 (Rècìduì yǐ sì bǐ èr lǐngxiān.)
[road, pipe, wire etc]通往 (tōngwǎng)
⇒ A path leads straight to Stonehenge.一直通往巨石阵的小径。 (Yīzhí tōngwǎng Jùshízhèn de xiǎojìng.)
to be in the lead (in race, competition, poll) 领(領)先 (lǐngxiān)
to go into the lead进(進)入领(領)先位置 (jìnrù lǐngxiān wèizhì)
to take the lead (Sport) 领(領)先 (lǐngxiān) (fig) 起带(帶)头(頭)作用 (qǐ dàitóu zuòyòng)
⇒ They took the lead in the development of naval aviation.他们在海军航空学的发展中起了带头作用。 (Tāmen zài hǎijūn hángkōngxué de fāzhǎn zhōng qǐle dàitóu zuòyòng.)
to have a lead of 5 points (Sport) 领(領)先5分 (lǐngxiān wǔ fēn)
to follow sb's lead仿效某人的做法 (fǎngxiào mǒurén de zuòfǎ)
⇒ Many others followed his lead.许多人效仿了他的做法。 (Xǔduōrén xiàofǎngle tā de zuòfǎ.)
to lead a busy/active life过(過)着(著)繁忙/活跃(躍)的生活 (guòzhe fánmáng/huóyuè de shēnghuó)
to lead the way (lit) 引路 (yǐnlù) (fig) 率先 (shuàixiān)
to lead sb to believe that ... 使某人相信 ... (shǐ mǒurén xiāngxìn ... )
to lead sb to do sth促使某人做某事 (cùshǐ mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
⇒ What led you to do this work?什么促使你做这项工作？ (Shénme cùshǐ nǐ zuò zhè xiàng gōngzuò?)
Nearby words of
led
lecture hall
lecture theatre
lecturer
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leek
leer
All related terms of 'led'
lead 1
[ s ] ( in race, competition : front position ) 领(領)先 lǐngxiān
lead on
( deceive : person ) 劝(勸)诱(誘) quànyòu ⇒ I bet she led him on. → 我想她一定引诱他了。 Wǒ xiǎng tā yīdìng yǐnyòu tā le.
lead to
( result in ) 导(導)致 dǎozhì
lead off
( in game, conversation, meeting etc ) 开(開)始 kāishǐ ⇒ She led off with a few of her old hit songs. → 她以她的几首流行的旧歌开始了演出。 Tā yǐ tā de jǐ shǒu liúxíng de jiùgē kāishǐle yǎnchū.
lead away
( prisoner ) 带(帶)走 dàizǒu
lead back
带(帶)回 dàihuí
lead on to
( result in ) 引起 yǐnqǐ
lead up to
( culminate in : situation ) 导(導)致 dǎozhì ⇒ the events that led up to her death → 导致她死亡的事件 dǎozhì tā sǐwáng de shìjiàn