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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Tesla is staking a lot that its self-driving tech will lead the industry.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Leaving efficacy to doctors would help Americans lead longer, healthier lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
County is embarking on a national search for an executive director to lead a team with one objective: closing Men’s Central Jail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
But Auger-Aliassime raised his level to break for a 6-5 lead and served out the set to take full control.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
And so I let her lead me down to her bedroom, I let her choose a somber navy dress, I let her brush out my hair and pin it back.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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