Introduce and Lead

Introduce

Introduce verb - To make (one person) known (to another) socially.

Lead is a synonym for introduce in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Introduce", when it comes to topics like start, bring, guide, precede.

Nearby Words: introduction, introducing

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Introduce is a synonym for lead in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Introduce" instead a verb "Lead", if it concerns topics such as influence, start, bring, guide.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Common collocations

people introduce people lead people
children introduce children lead children
family introduce family lead family
someone introduce someone lead someone
Other words: band, team, faction, audience, way, reader, friends, players, enemies, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • Not exactly marriage, but in My Sassy Girl the male lead puts off his aunt's attempts to introduce him to her late son's former girlfriend because he is already interested in the female lead.
  • Fatal Fury waited until its second game to introduce the female lead, Mai Shiranui (along with Kim Kaphwan).
  • Two eighth-season episodes of JAG introduce the NCIS team lead by Gibbs: "Ice Queen" and "The Meltdown".
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