leading
Providing guidance or direction.
Example
“Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.”
Other meanings
Occurring in advance; preceding.
“The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "lǣdende".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “leading” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.