led

See also LED

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛd/, X-SAMPA: /"lEd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: lead

Verb

led

1. simple past tense and past participle of lead

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: natural · laid · cold · #518: led · low · American · bad

Anagrams

• del , Del
• eld
• LDE

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Breton

Noun

led m

1. size

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /lɛt/
• Homophones: let

Noun

led m, inanimate

1. ice

Declension

    declension of led

	singular	plural
nominative	led	ledy
genitive	ledu	ledů
dative	ledu	ledům
accusative	led	ledy
vocative	lede	ledy
locative	ledu, ledě	ledech
instrumental	ledem	ledy

Related terms

• ledový m
• lední m
• ledovec m
• ledoborec m
• ledňáček m
• lednička f
• náledí n
• pohybovat se na tenkém ledě

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: leð
• Rhymes: -eð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”).

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, definite and plural lede, comparative ledere, superlative ledest)

1. disgusting, odious, loathsome
2. nasty, beastly

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leið (“road, direction”), hlið (“side”).

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction

Inflection

    Inflection of led

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	led	ledden	ledder	ledderne
genitive	leds	leddens	ledders	leddernes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse liðr.

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. joint
2. link
3. gate

Inflection

    Inflection of led

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

Verb

led

1. past of lide

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Lojban

Rafsi

led

1. rafsi of mledi.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lêːd/

Noun

lȇd m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

1. ice

Declension

    declension of led

	singular	plural
nominative	lȇd	lȅdovi
genitive	lȅda	ledova
dative	ledu	ledovima
accusative	led	ledove
vocative	ledu	ledovi
locative	ledu	ledovima
instrumental	ledom	ledovima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Noun

led m inan.

1. ice

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

led

1. tired; bored
2. (archaic) disgusting, repulsive, loathsome; evil

Declension

Declension of led

Inflections of led		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	led	ledare		ledast
	Neuter	lett
Definite singular	Masc.	lede		ledaste
	All	leda		ledaste
Plural		leda		ledaste

Usage notes

The second sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply lede, as a name for the Devil.

Synonyms

• less
• trött

Noun

led n

1. A queue; a row of people
2. (mathematics) term

   högerledet

   the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equality

3. stage

   Ett led i processen

   A stage in the process

Declension

Declension of led

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	ledet	led	leden
genitive	leds	ledets	leds	ledens

Noun

led c

1. joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
   1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other
2. track, route; along which one may walk; go by bike

Declension

Declension of led

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leden	leder	lederna
genitive	leds	ledens	leders	ledernas

Derived terms

• (track): vandringsled, cykelled

Verb

led

1. past tense of lida.
2. imperative of leda.