Lead and Take

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Lead verb - Take somebody somewhere.

Usage example: We lead him to our chief

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Take is a synonym for lead in get topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Lead", when it comes to topics like accompany.

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

Take verb - Take somebody somewhere.

Usage example: can you take me to the main entrance?

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Lead is a synonym for take in carry topic. You can use "Lead" instead a verb "Take", if it concerns topics such as get, escort.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

sympathetic	sympathetic lead	sympathetic take
good	good lead	good take
clear	clear lead	clear take
normal	normal lead	normal take
Other adjectives: direct, original, true, single, obvious, actual, real, massive, large, big, great, enormous, huge, little, new, dramatic, previous.

The Starscream: Several episodes revolved around Hector trying to lead or take over the Catillac Cats.

Source: Western Animation / Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Even when the cat becomes comfortable with the leash, it will never take your lead and instead do whatever the hell it wants, because it's a cat.

Source: Dog Walks You
Though Jaime Reyes didn't know Ted, being around other heroes (and getting the Scarab stuck in him) lead to him to really take over the role.

Source: Take Up My Sword

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