lead
Usage
What are other ways to say lead?
To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station.
Example Sentences
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Losses to agriculture, transport and insurance – with many other businesses and services closed – could lead Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean and Central American countries to declare states of emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
When you give people a future worth believing in, they go build it — or sometimes they get inspired to imagine other hopeful destinations and lead us toward them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Also, OpenAI pushes U.S. to lead in global AI safety standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Dr Laftah adds: "Teens are increasingly adopting adult-style routines with numerous serums, toners, masks and actives. These actives are likely to result in skin barrier compromise and lead to more skin issues."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
In the lead was a girl I had talked to in Shageluk, who had advised me not to stand around at the checkpoints and jabber.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Casadaban is leading clinical trials at CU Anschutz aimed at learning more about the treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Overfishing ensued, leading to rapidly depleted supplies and bans on wild-caught sturgeon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
She may soften her stance when she sees you leading by example.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
He states he remains "fully committed to leading Fifa and confident in what we can achieve together".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
If this is what the earthquakes had been leading to, well, everyone was a bit disappointed.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The genomic analysis was led by University of Chile graduate student Daly Noll, the paper's first author.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
He soon began teaching scuba diving there and started the field-collecting that ultimately led to his career in African art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
By leaning on an anthropomorphic narrative, Silicon Valley attempts to repackage its specific human choices that led to experimental, powerful models behaving unexpectedly during tests as an existential peril.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In some cases, it led to a patient having immediate surgery or being transferred to intensive care.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
When the Fox party finally found the correct front door, a servant ushered them in and led them to the parlor where introductions were made.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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