follow vs lead: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: follow or lead

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followverb

be later in time

followverb

follow in or as if in pursuit

followverb

travel along a certain course

followverb

keep informed

followverb

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

followverb

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

followverb

imitate in behavior; take as a model

followverb

keep to

followverb

come as a logical consequence; follow logically

followverb

follow with the eyes or the mind

followverb

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

followverb

be the successor (of)

followverb

come after in time, as a result

followverb

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

followverb

perform an accompaniment to

followverb

to be the product or result

followverb

behave in accordance or in agreement with

followverb

keep under surveillance

followverb

accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

followverb

adhere to or practice

followverb

be next

followverb

grasp the meaning

followverb

to bring something about at a later time than

followverb

to travel behind, go after, come after

leadverb

be in charge of

leadnoun

the introductory section of a story

leadverb

take somebody somewhere

leadverb

produce as a result or residue

leadverb

be conducive to

leadverb

lead, as in the performance of a composition

leadnoun

a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

leadnoun

a news story of major importance

leadverb

travel in front of; go in advance of others

leadverb

lead, extend, or afford access

leadverb

move ahead (of others) in time or space

leadverb

preside over

leadnoun

a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

leadverb

cause something to pass or lead somewhere

leadverb

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

leadverb

be ahead of others; be the first

leadnoun

an actor who plays a principal role

leadnoun

evidence pointing to a possible solution

leadnoun

thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

leadnoun

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

leadnoun

the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

leadnoun

an indication of potential opportunity

leadnoun

mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

leadnoun

an advantage held by a competitor in a race

leadnoun

a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

leadnoun

(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

leadverb

cause to undertake a certain action

leadnoun

(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

leadverb

tend to or result in

leadnoun

the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

leadnoun

the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

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