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to leadoff

to leadoff

3.8
To begin an event by doing the first action
  • verb
  • US
translation icon : iniciar
  • The band will leadoff the concert with their most popular song.

Examples

  • She was chosen to leadoff the discussion at the conference.

  • The coach decided to leadoff with a new strategy.

  • The team captain will leadoff the game with the first serve.

  • She will leadoff the meeting with her presentation.

  • The team captain will leadoff the game with the first serve.

  • The band will leadoff the concert with their most popular song.

  • She was chosen to leadoff the discussion at the conference.

Synonyms

to kick off
vsto leadoff
129 3.5

To start an event or activity, often officially

is used for beginning actions, especially the first action in a game or event
to get the ball rolling
vsto leadoff
16 2.8

To start a meeting or project by taking the first step

is neutral and used to mark the initial action in events or games
to lead off
vsto leadoff
10 3.8

To start an event or activity, for example a speech

is the same meaning but written as a single word

Antonyms

to end
∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

How Energetic

to kick off
129 3.5
to leadoff
  • US
3.8
to start
∞ 1.0
to begin
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

leadoff infinitive
leadoffed past
leadoffed past participle
leadoffing present participle
leadoffs third person singular

Morphology

leadoff = lead + off (transparent) = lead + off

As a verbal phrasal compound, 'leadoff' is compositionally 'lead' + 'off' meaning 'to begin', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

To leadoff as a verb is to begin an event or action; it combines lead 'go first' and off 'start', so to leadoff something is to do the first thing that starts it.