to take a lead
21lead — I. /lid / (say leed) verb (led, leading) –verb (t) 1. (led, leading) ) to take or conduct on the way; go before or with to show the way. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. (led …
22lead — I v 1. guide, conduct, marshal, usher, escort, convoy; take the lead, lead the way. See lead(def.8). 2. precede, antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; rate, rank, outrank, have precedence, have priority. 3.… …
23lead — lead1 W1S1 [li:d] v past tense and past participle led [led] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take somebody somewhere)¦ 2¦(go in front)¦ 3¦(be in charge)¦ 4¦(cause something to happen)¦ 5¦(cause somebody to believe something)¦ 6¦(influence)¦ 7¦(be more successful)¦… …
24lead — Synonyms and related words: T square, accent, accent mark, accomplishment, actor, administer, administrate, advance, advantage, affect, aim, aluminum, americium, antagonist, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, antetype …
25lead — I [[t]lid[/t]] v. led, lead•ing, n. adj. 1) to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort; guide: to lead a group on a hike[/ex] 2) to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope[/ex] 3) to influence or induce; cause: What …
26lead — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 example set by sb ADJECTIVE ▪ moral (esp. BrE) VERB + LEAD ▪ give, take ▪ The government should give a lead in tackling racism. ▪ …
27lead — lead1 [ lid ] (past tense and past participle led [ led ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go in front of group ▸ 2 be winning/first/best ▸ 3 control group/activity ▸ 4 make want to do/believe ▸ 5 live life particular way ▸ 6 begin part of card game ▸ + PHRASES 1 …
28lead — I UK [liːd] / US [lɪd] verb Word forms lead : present tense I/you/we/they lead he/she/it leads present participle leading past tense led UK [led] / US past participle led *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to walk, drive, fly, sail etc in front of… …
29Lead — Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. lead lead 1 [liːd] verb led PASTPART [led] [transitive] 1. to be in charge of something such as an important activity, a …
30lead — Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. lead lead 1 [liːd] verb led PASTPART [led] [transitive] 1. to be in charge of something such as an important activity, a group of… …
