lead
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～ cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
lead
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～ lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
lead
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～ move ahead (of others) in time or space
lead astray
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～ cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
lead
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～ be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
lead
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～ cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
lead astray
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～ teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
lead
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～ lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
lead
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～ produce as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
lead
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～ be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"
lead astray
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～ lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
lead
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～ be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
lead
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～ take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
lead
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～ preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
lead
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～ 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"