Home › Words › F › foreleadforeleadforelead means to lead forth; lead forward; lead before.EtymologyFrom Middle English forleden, from Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), equivalent to fore- + lead.verbTo lead forth; lead forward; lead before.e.g.“" [...] But you twin sister of the morning sun, Forelead the Sun!"” — 1902, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Ellen Terry and her sisters:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.forthlead 90% match — To lead forth. vs forelead →outlead 82% match — To lead out. vs forelead →onlead 77% match — To lead on or forward. vs forelead →foreguide 76% match — To guide beforehand or in advance; guide forth or forward. vs forelead →belead 76% match — To lead away. vs forelead →offlead 74% match — To lead off or away. vs forelead →leadoff 73% match — Beginning something by leading the way, e.g. being the first batter in an inning vs forelead →foreleader 73% match — Someone who leads by example; a guide. vs forelead →