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lead
verb2. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:
3. To have authoritative charge of:
4. To go through (life) in a certain way:
5. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material:
phrasal verb
lead offTo go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach,
begin,
commence,
embark,
enter,
get off,
inaugurate,
initiate,
institute,
launch,
open,
set about,
set out,
set to,
start,
take on,
take up,
undertake.
phrasal verb
lead toTo be the cause of:
bring,
bring about,
bring on,
cause,
effect,
effectuate,
generate,
induce,
ingenerate,
make,
occasion,
result in,
secure,
set off,
stir (up),
touch off,
trigger.
noun1. Something or someone that shows the way:
2. A piece of information useful in a search:
3. An act or instance of guiding:
4. The capacity to lead others:
5. The main performer in a theatrical production:
6. A prominent article in a periodical:
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