take+the+lead+of

  • 41lead — 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)¦… …

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  • 42lead — 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 …

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  • 43lead — 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 …

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  • 44lead — 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 …

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  • 45lead — 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… …

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  • 46lead — {{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. ▪ …

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  • 47lead — I /liyd/ n. position in front leading position 1) to assume, take the lead in 2) to build up, increase one s lead 3) to hold, maintain the lead 4) to follow smb. s lead 5) to give up, lose, relinquish the lead 6) a commanding lead 7) a lead over… …

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  • 48lead*/*/*/ — [liːd] (past tense and past participle led [led] ) verb I 1) [T] to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them The estate agent led us into the kitchen.[/ex] She took the boy by the hand and led him from the… …

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  • 49The Joker's Wild — infobox television show name = The Joker s Wild caption = Show logo, 1972 1975 format = Game show rating = TV G runtime = 30 minutes with commercials creator = Jack Barry starring = Jack Barry (host, 1972 84) Bill Cullen (host, 1984 86) Jim Peck… …

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  • 50lead the way — Synonyms and related words: be the bellwether, beacon, break ground, break the ice, create, epitomize, exemplify, fit the pattern, get ahead of, get before, go before, guide, have the start, head, head the line, head up, initiate, invent, lap,… …

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