lead
- sense 1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
- lead take direct conduct guide
- sense 2: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- leave result lead
- sense 3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
- lead
- sense 4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
- lead head
- sense 5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
- lead
- induce stimulate cause have get make
- sense 6: 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"
- run go pass lead extend
- sense 7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
- head lead
- sense 8: be ahead of others; be at the top; be the first
- lead
- sense 9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
- contribute lead conduce
- promote advance boost further encourage
- sense 10: lead, as in the performance of a musical composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- conduct lead direct
- sense 11: pass or spend; "lead a good life"
- lead
- sense 12: lead. extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
- go lead
- sense 13: move ahead (of others) in time or space
- precede lead
- sense 14: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
- run lead
- sense 15: preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
- moderate chair lead
- discuss talk_over
- talk_of talk_about
- talk speak utter mouth verbalize verbalise
- communicate intercommunicate