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lead English

Meaning lead meaning

What does lead mean?
Definitions in simple English

lead Noun

— A lead is a wire or strap attached to something. The dog can't go far because it's on a short lead. Attach this lead to one end of the battery. — Lead is a very heavy gray metal. It's a chemical symbol is Pb. This box is so heavy, it feels as if it's full of lead.

lead Verb

— Someone is leading other people if the person is going first and the other people are following or coming after. Please lead us to the house, because you know how to go there. — Showing or telling other people what to do. He moves that little stick in the air to lead the people making music.

lead

— verb (= take, conduct) take somebody somewhere We lead him to our chief can you take me to the main entrance? He conducted us to the palace — verb (= leave, result) have as a result or residue The water left a mark on the silk dress Her blood left a stain on the napkin — verb tend to or result in This remark lead to further arguments among the guests — verb (= head) travel in front of; go in advance of others The procession was headed by John — verb cause to undertake a certain action Her greed led her to forge the checks — verb (= head) be in charge of Who is heading this project? — verb (= run, go, extend) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point Service runs all the way to Cranbury His knowledge doesn't go very far My memory extends back to my fourth year of life The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets — verb (= top) be ahead of others; be the first she topped her class every year — verb be conducive to The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing — verb (= conduct) lead, as in the performance of a composition conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years — noun an advantage held by a competitor in a race he took the lead at the last turn — noun a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey the children were playing with lead soldiers — verb (= go) lead, extend, or afford access This door goes to the basement The road runs South — noun (= trail) evidence pointing to a possible solution the police are following a promising lead the trail led straight to the perpetrator — noun a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead') he takes the lead in any group we were just waiting for someone to take the lead they didn't follow our lead — verb (= precede) move ahead (of others) in time or space — noun (= lead-in) the introductory section of a story it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter — noun the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) — verb (= run) cause something to pass or lead somewhere Run the wire behind the cabinet — noun (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning — noun (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base he took a long lead off first — noun a news story of major importance — noun the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge the lead was in the dummy — noun mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil — noun thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing — noun (= tip) an indication of potential opportunity he got a tip on the stock market a good lead for a job — noun (= spark advance) the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine — noun (= leash) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal — noun (= jumper cable) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads — noun (= principal) an actor who plays a principal role — verb (= moderate) preside over John moderated the discussion

Synonyms lead synonyms

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lead English » English

guide conduct direct head bring drive take manage precede escort run command show the way induce control convey carry steer leadership move leading go chair bring with tin preside leash influence govern go first clue tip spearhead plumbum pilot persuade live hint guidance graphite first conduce cause accompanied wind transmit supervise rule result pull

Topics lead topics

What do people use lead to talk about?
Physical actions Move something

Take somewhere

  • What words refer to taking someone somewhere?
    lead guide
  • What words refer to taking an animal somewhere?
    lead herd
Physical actions Move Accompany

Guide
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
Physical actions Move Accompany

Go first
Universe, creation World Substance, matter

Metal
Social behavior Social activity

Dance
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Game

Card game
Social behavior

Behavior
Social behavior Authority Exercise authority

Lead
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Introduce
Person

Life
Language and thought Want

Influence
Social behavior Social activity

Drama
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Lucky
Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Rebel against authority
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

First
States Time Relative time

Before
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Result

Conjugation lead conjugation

How do you conjugate lead?

lead · verb

Examples lead examples

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Simple sentences

Where does this street lead to?
All roads lead to Rome.
We need someone to lead us out of the darkness.
The drummer is also the lead singer in that band.
The depravity of the king's deeds lead the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.
Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.
Lead bends easily.
Which is heavier, lead or gold?
An apparently small event may lead to a great result.
I might as well die as lead such a life.
That would lead to the production of more carbon dioxide, the main gas responsible for global warming.
That would give him a terrible lead over me.
He has the lead in the race.
These gases can lead to global warming.
This road will lead you to the station and the city center.
This road will lead you to the center of town.
That doctrine will no doubt lead to dismal consequences.
This road will lead you to the airport.
This road will lead you to the park.
Eating too much may lead to sickness.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
He had to lead a miserable life for many years.
Carelessness can lead to a serious accident.

Movie subtitles

And the consequences - the birth of the nation-state and the rise of capitalism - would lead to a remarkable reversal of fortunes.
You will lead us!
I'm in the lead for the very first time!
You shall lead the villagers to a new village.
Brigham Young, you take the golden plates and lead the Mormons to the Promised Laaaand!
Hot enough to melt lead.
We'll be the first in the city to lead a multi-hospital domino transplant.
Bye! It's important to deal with one's feelings head-on, because repressed feelings lead to depression.
When you're in your 20s, you tend to feel like you're invincible, which can lead to getting into bad situations. for some very dumb reasons.
Who would have thought that a hip hop song could lead to any violence?
You don't deserve a lead after this.
We needed everyone to think we'd found the killer so that the real killer would lead us to Declan.
Most lead over a bridge to nowhere, but all must be explored.
It's so she can lead a proper life, like you!
It was this big achievement that lead Kapteyn to first distinguish himself at that time.
And we do not have the faintest idea how where that will lead.
May you lead a happy life.
Jesus Christ, if we're gonna lead together, let's lead together, which means you can't buy a building for you for your conscience.
My actions were based on what I saw. I read the situation, and I lead my squad.
So tell me, are we going to lead them home, or are we going to deal with them?
To shine a light on the doubts in one's heart and, through mere illusions, to lead one to one's choice.
Well, it looks as if our lead actor has just taken the stage.
Do you have a lead?
Reddington says he has a lead on the brothers.
I need a lead.
We have a lead on Xiaoping Li.
Red put us on to the Pavlovich brothers because he knew it would lead him straight to Xiaoping Li.
Make the decision, and we'll follow your lead.
Don't stop them. Lead them.
King Lee Jae Ha took the lead in joining the WOC.
I will use him as a role model and lead my homeland, the Korean Peninsula.
It's important to deal with one's feelings head-on, because repressed feelings lead to depression.
You have a lead?

News and current affairs

All forms of leftist ideology - indeed, everything that smacked of collective idealism - came to be viewed as misguided utopianism that could lead only to the Gulag.
In a wider context this could lead to a strengthening of the so-called Northern Dimension of the EU, where the goal is a free trade area to include all the countries around the Baltic Sea.
Bad accounting frameworks always lead to bad information, and bad information leads to bad decisions, with serious long term consequences.
For example, simply changing the color of roofs in warm climates to reflect sunlight or planting trees around houses can lead to great savings on energy used for air conditioning.
In addition, it would help if the US could take a strong lead by ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Above all, however, the permanent public provision of cheap credit would ultimately lead to a lingering infirmity, if not to Europe's economic collapse, because the eurozone would become a central management system with state control over investment.
It is important to acknowledge that some adaptation strategies will lead to more greenhouse-gas emissions.
A war of memories, in turn, may sometimes lead to a violent conflict in the future.
But, because this cannot happen for all major economies simultaneously - one country's (or group of countries') austerity implies less demand for other countries' products - such policies eventually lead to beggar-thy-neighbor situations.
Indeed, the creation of a European federal government and the elimination of national intermediaries would probably lead to the greatest liberalization of the economy (and society as a whole) in Europe's entire history.
In traditional Western European markets, health officials should brace for a rise in the number of deaths from drug overdoses, as this year's bumper opium crop will lead to higher-purity doses of heroin.
Forced eradication risks pushing farmers into the hands of extremists, and thus will not lead to the sustainable reduction of opium fields.
During the Cold War, most Europeans tolerated America's tendency to lead unilaterally, because of the Soviet threat and the preponderance of US power.
The effort to reduce greenhouse gases will require decades of action, but, given the long lead times in overhauling the world's energy systems, we must start now.
The Bush administration conspired to lead Americans and others into an illegal war, using fabricated evidence to do so.
Rich countries need to lead the way.
Unlike most American CEOs, Annan was not parachuted in from outside; he is the first career employee to lead the UN.
Helping to make societies in the Middle East and elsewhere more democratic might reduce the alienation that can lead to radicalism and worse, but this is easier said than done.
This may lead to suppression of pressure from below for economic reform and opening.
With the US and Israel unwilling to accept containment of a nuclear Iran by deterrence, a military confrontation in 2013 would lead to a massive oil price spike and global recession.

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