Leading vs False - What's the difference?
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2
, passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.}}
Providing guidance or direction.
Ranking first.
Occurring in advance; preceding.
An act by which one is led or guided
* {{quote-book, year=1792, author=William Carey, title=An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the, chapter=, edition=
, passage=It has been said that we ought not to force our way, but to wait for the openings, and leadings of Providence; but it might with equal propriety be answered in this case, neither ought we to neglect embracing those openings in providence which daily present themselves to us. }}
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* {{quote-book, year=1904, author=Edward Dowden, title=Robert Browning, chapter=, edition=
, passage=In his poetic method each writer followed the leadings of his own genius, without reference to common rules and standards; the individualism of the Revolutionary epoch asserted itself to the full. }}
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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, title= Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between leading and false
is that leading is providing guidance or direction while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a verb leading
is .As a noun leading
is an act by which one is led or guided or leading can be (typography) vertical space added between lines; line spacing.leading
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Avoiding leading questions if you really want the truth.
- He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
- The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.
Coordinate terms
* (occurring in advance) concurrent, laggingDerived terms
* leading indicatorNoun
(en noun)citation
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Etymology 2
From lead (chemical element).Anagrams
*false
English
Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}