lead a chase

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Definitions of lead a chase words

verb with object lead a chase to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike. 1
verb with object lead a chase to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 1
verb with object lead a chase to influence or induce; cause: Subsequent events led him to reconsider his position. 1
verb with object lead a chase to guide in direction, course, action, opinion, etc.; bring: You can lead her around to your point of view if you are persistent. 1
verb with object lead a chase to conduct or bring (water, wire, etc.) in a particular course. 1
verb with object lead a chase (of a road, passage, etc.) to serve to bring (a person) to a place: The first street on the left will lead you to Andrews Place. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English leden, Old English lǣdan (causative of līthan to go, travel); cognate with Dutch leiden, German leiten, Old Norse leitha

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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