{
    "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
}