"led the way" in German led the way als erster gegangen vorangegangen vorangeschritten vorgegangen Detailed translations for "led the way" led the way led the way(also: gone first, walked in front) als erster gegangen led the way(also: previous, preceded, gone in front of, made progress) vorangegangen led the way(also: forged ahead, stridden ahead, gone first, walked in front) vorangeschritten led the way(also: gone on ahead, gone ahead, taken the point, gone first) vorgegangen