lead off

• فعل مركب يعني البدء بشيء أو أن يكون المرء أول من يفعل شيئًا في سلسلة أو نشاط. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى قيادة الشيء أو افتتاحه.

A phrasal verb meaning to start or begin something, or to be the first to do something in a sequence or activity.

غير معدود · فعل شاذ · لازم · فعل مركّب، غير قابل للفصل

1. Start or begininformal

   To be the first to do something, or to start a process or event.

   يبدأ

   • She led off the meeting with a brief introduction.
   • The singer led off the concert with her most popular song.
   • He led off the discussion by asking a key question.

   المرادفاتbegincommenceget goinginitiatekick offopenstart

   الأضدادconcludeendfinishterminate

2. Baseball: first batterinformalamerican

   To be the first batter in an inning or game.

   يبدأ الضرب

   • The shortstop led off the inning with a double.
   • He led off the game with a home run.
   • The team's best hitter usually leads off.

   المرادفاتopenstart

الفعل الأساسيlead