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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The review was led by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University working with other experts in the field.
From Science Daily
Building on those findings, three recent studies led by Sylvester researchers point to a connection between breast cancer risk, environmental contamination near Superfund sites, and social disadvantage.
From Science Daily
She works for BirdLife South Africa, a conservation organisation, where she leads the Albatross Task Force.
From BBC
Two trains collided on the single track leading to the ancient Inca town on Tuesday, according to a statement from the local government.
From BBC
Higher prices of oil products amid the dollar’s strength against the won led price growth in December.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
