leads
導く
解説 Definition
leads は動詞 lead の三人称単数現在形で、「導く」「案内する」「ある結果につながる」という意味です。人を方向へ案内する場合にも、出来事が別の結果を引き起こす場合にも使えます。
Leads is the third-person singular present form of lead. It means that a person guides, directs, or manages someone or something, or that an action, condition, or event regularly produces or develops into a particular result.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 lead「導く」に、主語が he、she、the guide など三人称単数の現在なら -s を付けた形で、発音は /liːdz/ です。leads visitors、leads the team、leads to better results をひとまとまりで覚えます。金属の lead /led/ とは発音も意味も異なります。
Begin with the base verb lead, pronounced /liːd/, and add -s because the present-tense subject is third-person singular: she leads, the guide leads, or hard work leads. The resulting form is pronounced /liːdz/. Learn three common patterns: leads visitors through a place, leads a team, and leads to a result. These cover physical guidance, leadership, and cause. Do not confuse this verb with the metal lead, which has the same spelling but is pronounced /led/.
例文
The guide leads visitors through the old castle.
ガイドは見学者を古い城の中へ案内します。
Hard work often leads to better results.
努力はしばしばより良い結果につながります。
She leads the team with calm confidence.
彼女は落ち着いた自信をもってチームを導きます。
leads の類義語・関連語
leads の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 lǣdan（導く、連れて行く）から。ゲルマン祖語 *laidijanに由来し「道を行かせる」が原義。load（荷）やlode（鉱脈）も同根で、人や物を目的地へ運ぶイメージが共通する。先頭に立って方向を示すことから指導者・リーダーの意味に発展した。
Leads is the third-person singular present form of lead, with the regular ending -s. Lead comes from Old English lǣdan, meaning to guide, bring, or conduct, and is related to a Germanic formation carrying the idea of causing someone to go along a way. Its senses later expanded from physical guidance to directing people and producing a result.
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