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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That action has led to mass protests and conflicts between federal agents and local residents.
From Los Angeles Times
There is an amber warning for wind on Tuesday from 05:00 GMT until 21:00 and a rain warning will come into effect at midnight, which could lead to flooding.
From BBC
A sharp rebound in the yen could cause them to unwind that trade, leading to declines in U.S. stocks.
Did high-level officials with far more information than the average citizen harbor concerns about where Mr. Xi is leading the country?
Staffing shortages at major airports led to flight reductions.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
