spearhead
verb/ˈspɪəhed/
/ˈspɪrhed/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spearhead | /ˈspɪəhed/ /ˈspɪrhed/ |
| he / she / it spearheads | /ˈspɪəhedz/ /ˈspɪrhedz/ |
| past simple spearheaded | /ˈspɪəhedɪd/ /ˈspɪrhedɪd/ |
| past participle spearheaded | /ˈspɪəhedɪd/ /ˈspɪrhedɪd/ |
| -ing form spearheading | /ˈspɪəhedɪŋ/ /ˈspɪrhedɪŋ/ |
- spearhead something to begin an activity or lead an attack against somebody/something
- He is spearheading a campaign for a new stadium in the town.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpearhead is used with these nouns as the object:- attack
- campaign
- development
- …
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